Patent ID: 6240706
Filing Date: 2001-06-05
Classification: B65B

Abstract:
A bottom sealing tool (6) for sealing a package trough with a covering film is operably attached to a machine frame and adapted to engage a top sealing tool, the bottom sealing tool comprising: a bottom part (7), a first plurality of side parts (8, 9) disposed on the bottom part and oriented transversely to a direction of package trough feed, and a second plurality of side parts (10, 11) oriented parallel to the direction of package trough feed and disposed on the bottom part (7), at least one of the second plurality of side parts being removably disposed on the bottom part and being capable of being maintained in position relative to the machine frame after the package trough has been sealed while the first plurality of side parts and any remaining second plurality of side parts of the bottom scaling tool (6, 31) can be displaced vertically downwards relative to the machine frame.