Apparatus for sealing containers

An apparatus for sealing containers comprising:

• conveyor means for transporting the containers,
• sealing means for sealing an opening edge portion of each of the containers with a closure material supplied adjacent to the container during transport by the conveyor means, and
• trimming means for blanking out a closure from the closure material affixed to the container, along the container opening edge portion, the trimming means having a lifter for lifting the container from a path of transport of the container, a holder having a support for supporting the opening edge portion of the container lifted by the lifter and a cutter clearance groove formed externally of the support, and a cutter movable upward and downward so as to bring a cutting edge thereof into and out of the cutter clearance groove.