Sealing apparatus

An improved sealing apparatus of the type primarily intended for use in sealing medication blister cards including a unit dose of medication in at least one of the blisters, said improved sealing apparatus comprising:

• a support frame;
• card carriage means movably mounted on said support frame;
• card holder means removably attachable to said carriage means, said card holder means being dimensioned and configured to receive a medication blister card thereon for sealing;
• sealing head means movably mounted on said support frame;
• means for heating said sealing head means operatively connected to said sealing head means;
• and operating means mounted on said support frame and operatively connected to said sealing head means whereby said sealing head means may be disposed in juxtaposition to the medication blister card to apply pressure and heat thereto for sealing the card;
• said card holder means comprising a first surface onto which the medication blister card is placed, said first surface comprising a plurality of first ridges extending away from said first surface and a plurality of second ridges also extending away from said first surface, wherein each of said first ridges is of a predetermined first height and wherein each of said second ridges is of a predetermined second height, said first height being greater than said second height;
• said sealing head means comprising a knurled surface formed thereon whereby said knurled surface will contact the medication blister card when said operating means is actuated.