Patent ID: 11858671
Assignee: MESPACK CLOUD, LLC
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 12:
13. Apparatus for forming a pressurized product containment pouch from a base film and a lid film adhered about a perimeter seal seam comprising:
mechanism including a film support surface having at least one mold configuration therein, for forming a pocket in the base film comprising:
a perimeter edge at said film support surface;
wall surfaces extending inward from said perimeter edge defining a mold cavity;
said wall surfaces including a bottom wall surface and transition wall surfaces;
extending to said bottom wall surface, and
at least one plateau surface within said mold cavity inward of said perimeter edge,

mechanism supplying a base film onto said film support surface;
mechanism applying a vacuum to said mold configuration to cause said base film to form a pocket conforming to the shape of said mold cavity;
mechanism for filling said pocket with at least one product component;
mechanism for adhering a lid film to the base film on said film support surface.