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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2014
Applicant:
Hantover, Inc., Overland Park, KS (US);
Inventors:
David A. Rausch, Lawrence, KS (US);
Bernard G. Huff, Belton, MO (US);
Assignee:
Hantover, Inc., Overland Park, KS (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 31/02 (2006.01); B65B 51/10 (2006.01); B65B 7/02 (2006.01); B65B 31/04 (2006.01); B65B 51/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 31/024 (2013.01); B65B 31/048 (2013.01); B65B 51/148 (2013.01);
Abstract
A combination chamber and external suction vacuum packaging machine is operable to evacuate a vacuum bag and seal closed an open margin of the bag. The vacuum packaging machine includes a base and a lid that define a vacuum chamber operable for use in a chamber packaging operation, where the bag is entirely received within the vacuum chamber, and an external packaging operation, where only part of the bag is received within the vacuum chamber.