Patent ID: 6094884
Filing Date: 2000-08-01
Classification: B31B,B65D

Abstract:
An apparatus for forming elevated portions on a carton bottom, the apparatus comprising:a mandrel cap having a body with an engagement surface, a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the engagement surface having a first recess traversing the engagement surface from the first end to the second end, the engagement surface having an angled edge extending along a portion of the first end; anda sealing plate for engaging with the mandrel cap, the sealing plate having a pressing surface, a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the pressing surface having a first elevated portion having a traversal section and an edge section continuous and substantially coplanar with one another, the traversal section extending substantially from the first end to the second end, and the edge section extending substantially perpendicular to the traversal section along a portion of the first end, wherein the first elevated portion and the pressing surface are on separate parallel planes.