Dipping tank for sealing articles with wax
OwnerRobert Irvinginventor
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Abstract
An apparatus for applying a wax seal to an article such as a wine bottle including a bottom tank formed of at least one upstanding wall and a bottom wall and having an open top end, the bottom tank being fitted with electrical heating means; an upper tank formed of at least one upstanding wall and having an open top end and a closed bottom wall, the upper tank being fitted with electrical heating means, the upper tank being connected at its closed bottom wall with the open top end of said bottom tank, a screen adjustably located inside the upper tank, a pump located in the bottom tank and extending into the upper tank for conveying molten wax from the bottom tank to the upper tank and an overflow opening in the upper tank.
Claims21
An apparatus for applying a wax seal to a surface of an article comprising:
- a bottom tank formed of at least one upstanding wall and a bottom wall and having an open top end, said bottom tank being fitted with at least one electrical heating means;
- an upper tank formed of at least one upstanding wall and having a open top end and a closed bottom wall, said upper tank being fitted with an electrical heating means, said upper tank being connected at its closed bottom wall with the open top end of said bottom tank,
- a screen adjustably located inside the upper tank,
- pump means located in said bottom tank and extending into the upper tank to be able to convey molten wax from the bottom tank to the upper tank, and
- an overflow opening in said upper tank.
A method of forming a wax seal on the neck of a bottle comprising:
- holding a closed, full bottle in an inverted position,
- dipping the bottle into a tank filled with molten sealing wax,
- withdrawing the bottle with its neck coated with wax,
- holding the bottle over the tank for a time sufficient for the wax to set, and
- removing the bottle with its neck sealed with the wax.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.