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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Samuel M. Massey, Joiner, AR (US);
Richard Phillips, Osceola, AR (US);
Jim G. Gardner, Heber Springs, AR (US);
Paul D. Balentine, Fifty Six, AR (US);
Assignee:
Creative Foods, LLC, Osceola, AR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B30B 5/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B30B 5/00 ;
Abstract
A sealing head for a lidding machine is disclosed. The sealing head comprises a ball-and-socket joint that allows the head to provide an even, consistent seal when the orientation of the lid and container is not perfectly perpendicular with the sealing head. The sealing head also comprises an insulator portion that rests against the lid during sealing to protect the contents of the container from excessive heat. Heat is applied to the lid through a rim that extends around the circumference of the insulator portion.