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US 4,866,913 AGranted
Method and machine for closing containers, particularly pots and small trays
AssigneeSociete Alsacienne d'Aluminum
InventorRobert A. Rebischung
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AssigneeSociete Alsacienne d'Aluminum
InventorRobert A. Rebischung
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The method and machine according to the invention allow the closing of containers, particularly pots and small trays for food products. The method consists successively in separably fixing a strip of closure material (1) on a support strip (2), the closure material strip comprising pre-cutouts (4) defining lids (5) for closing the containers (6), separating from the support strip (2) the portion (10) of the closure material strip (1) which is situated externally of the lids (5), fixing a lid (5) on each of the containers (6) and separating the support strip (2) from each of the lids (5) fixed on the containers (6). The machine according to the invention comprises a supply station (7) for delivering a complex formed by a closure material strip (1) fixed separably to a support strip (2), a separation station (9) for separating from the support strip (2) the portion (10) of the strip (1), and a recovery station (12 ) for receiving the support strip (2).
A method for closing containers comprising successively providing a complex of a separable strip of closure material fixed on a support strip, the closure material strip containing pre-cutouts of the lids for closing the containers, separating from the support strip that portion of the closure material strip which is situated externally of the lids, fixing a lid on each of the containers and then separating the support strip from each of lids fixed on the containers.
A machine for closing containers, comprising a supply station for delivering a complex of a closure material strip fixed separably to a support strip said closure material strip having pre-cutouts defining lids for closing the containers, a separation station for separating from the support strip that portion of the closure material strip which is situated outside the lids, a sealing station downstream of the separation station for applying the lids to the containers and separating them from the support strip and a receiving station downstream of the sealing station for receiving the support strip.
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