Patent ID: 8758669
Filing Date: 2014-06-24
Classification: A61B,B29C,B29L,B31B,B65D

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for forming a cavity in a pouch that is sealed on three sides, comprising: a frame; a bottom clamp plate member slidably mounted to the frame, said bottom plate having a top side and a bottom side, the bottom clamp plate member moveable between a first position and a second position; a top die plate member slidably mounted to the frame, said top plate having a top side and a bottom side, the top die plate member moveable between a first position and a second position; first and second actuators for moving the bottom plate and the top die plate toward each other; a die extending from the bottom of the top die plate member, said die having a cavity; a mounting tower member having a top and a bottom, the bottom of the tower member mounted to the frame; a tongue plate member [e] having a first free end and a second end, the plate member having a substantially flat planar top and a substantially flat planar bottom, the second end fixedly mounted to the top of the tower member and the tongue member extending between the top die plate member and the bottom clamp plate member, the tongue member having a fluid passage having a first opening and second opening through the top side, wherein the second opening is in substantial alignment with the cavity of the die, said first and second openings in communication with the fluid passage.