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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 1997
Filed:
Mar. 05, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael P Gorlich, Hilton Head Island, SC (US);
Robert F McPherson, Jr, Hilton Head Island, SC (US);
Assignee:
World Class Packaging Systems, Inc., Hilton Head Island, SC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
53433 ; 53435 ; 53440 ;
Abstract
A reproducible and reliable method for packaging food which may include an automatic temperature control system. The film is sealed to the tray at a first location spaced inwardly from the peripheral edge of the tray. The film is then severed. At appropriate times, excess heat may be removed from the inside of the sealing and severing apparatus. The upper housing of the severing apparatus may have a cooling vent which is automatically operated to exchange the hot atmosphere which is collected in the upper part of the chamber.