US 9,919,824 B2Granted

Device for sealing packages

AssigneeThe Skyiife Company, Inc.

InventorsTerry C. Potter, Andrew E. Potter, Matthew J. Medlin, Iain A. McNeil, Jeffrey J. Potter

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Abstract

A cost-effective system and method of sealing that may be a pack adapted to be distributed from an aircraft in the event of a natural, military, political, or other disaster is described herein. The system comprises a conveyor belt and a sealing mechanism positioned above the conveyor belt. The sealing mechanism is comprised of a motor, a drive shaft rotated by the motor, an eccentric hub coupled to the drive shaft, a drive link coupled to the eccentric hub and adapted to translate rotational motion into liner motion, a pivot arm coupled to the drive link, and a sealing bar coupled to the pivot arm and adapted to seal the packages as the packages pass under the sealing mechanism.

Claims11

Dependent claims

A device for sealing packages, comprising:

a conveyor belt;
and
a sealing mechanism positioned above the conveyor belt, wherein the sealing mechanism is comprised of:
a motor;
a drive shaft rotated by the motor;
an eccentric hub coupled to the drive shaft;
a drive link coupled to the eccentric hub and adapted to translate rotational motion into linear motion;
a pivot arm coupled to the drive link;
a sealing bar coupled to the pivot arm and adapted to seal the packages as the packages pass under the sealing mechanism;
a laser imaging device adapted to determine if a package is properly positioned under the sealing mechanism prior to sealing the package;
and
guide wheels, wherein at least one guide wheel is notched to allow the laser to pass through the guide wheel uninterrupted.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 14/687,434Filed 15 Apr 2015 · us provisional application
Priority: 15 Apr 2014
Published: US 2015/0291298 A115 Oct 2015
Granted: 20 Mar 2018
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification9 codes

B65B 51/12
Applying or generating heat or pressure or combinations thereof: by resilient means, e.g. brushes
B65B 5/00
Packaging individual articles in containers or receptacles
B65B 51/14
Applying or generating heat or pressure or combinations thereof: by reciprocating or oscillating members
B65B 57/02
Automatic control, checking, warning, or safety devices: responsive to absence, presence, abnormal feed, or misplacement of binding or wrapping…