V-Cut Tooling For Ultrasonic Tube Sealer And Method Of Cutting And Sealing A Tube Using The V-Cut Tooling

An anvil for an ultrasonic tube sealer, comprising:

• at least one forming tool that includes a center member that projects upwardly from a base of the forming tool and extends longitudinally along the base of the forming tool;
• the base of the forming tool including sealing members that extend longitudinally along each side of the center member;
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• the center member having at least one V-shaped recess therein having sides that angle outwardly away from each other from an apex of the V-shaped recess at an acute angle with respect to each other.

A tooling kit for an ultrasonic tube sealer, comprising:

• an ultrasonic horn tip and an anvil;
• the ultrasonic horn tip including at least one horn tip forming tool that is a U-shaped channel member that extends longitudinally along the ultrasonic horn tip having opposed sides with a channel therebetween;
• and
• the anvil including an anvil forming tool that includes a center member that projects upwardly from a base of the anvil forming tool and extends longitudinally along the base of the anvil forming tool, the base of the anvil forming tool including sealing members that extend longitudinally along each side of the center member, the center member having at least one V-shaped recess therein having sides that angle outwardly away from each other from an apex of the V-shaped recess at an acute angle with respect to each other.