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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2007
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2003
John Koke, Duncan, SC (US);
Jacob Brinkman, Hamilton, NZ;
Ron Whitehead, Hamilton, NZ;
David Stevens, Port Melbourne, AU;
John Koke, Duncan, SC (US);
Jacob Brinkman, Hamilton, NZ;
Ron Whitehead, Hamilton, NZ;
David Stevens, Port Melbourne, AU;
Sealed Air New Zealand, Hamilton, NZ;
Abstract
A vacuum packaging machine includes a plurality of vacuum chambers () each arranged to receive at least one unsealed product package and operable to perform an independent vacuum sealing operation, each vacuum chamber having a longitudinal direction defined by a direction of travel of the respective product package through the chamber (), each chamber having a heat seal assembly () therein which extends transversely to the longitudinal direction. An infeed conveyor () can be provided with a telescoping portion () which can extend over the heat seal assembly or a part thereof. Each vacuum chamber can have a respective bed () and independently moveable hood (), and the beds () can be synchronously vertically moveable. The vacuum packaging machine can be used in combination with a suitable product bagging or wrapping machine.