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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2011
Kenneth Harding, Olathe, KS (US);
J. Scott Nixon, Independence, MO (US);
Christian Uebele, Parkville, MO (US);
Kenneth Harding, Olathe, KS (US);
J. Scott Nixon, Independence, MO (US);
Christian Uebele, Parkville, MO (US);
MULTIVAC SEPP HAGGENMUELLER GMBH & CO. KG, Wolfertschwenden, DE;
Abstract
The disclosure is directed to a thermoforming packaging machine () for producing upright standing packagings () with an undercut () formed into the packaging. The machine comprises a forming station () with a lower forming tool () and/or a sealing station () with a lower sealing tool (). The disclosure is characterized by the lower forming tool () and/or the lower sealing tool () comprising a movable forming wall section () or a movable sealing seam support section (), respectively, in the area of the undercut (). The disclosure is also related to a corresponding method for producing packagings ().