Method for securing an array of components for processing in a gas-flush packaging machine
AssigneeM-Tek, Inc.
InventorsThomas W. Liakopoulos, Richard N. Maskell
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Abstract
A method and apparatus described to stabilize and secure individual component items in an array during gas flushing and packaging, without obstructing or preventing the free flow of the gas-flush throughout the component. In accordance with the present invention, when the array has been composed, it is over-wrapped with a loop of thin, inexpensive, gas-permeable film applied under pressure or shrunk around the array, leaving two opposite faces of the array free of the over-wrapping loop.
Claims6
A method for stabilizing and securing individual component items in an array of such items during processing and packaging, comprising:
- assembling component items to form an array;
- looping a band of flexible, gas-permeable sheet material around said array, leaving at least two sides of the said array uncovered;
- enclosing the said array within a gas-impermeable bag;
- flushing said bag and its contained array with an inert gas, and;
- sealing said bag.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.