Patent ID: 6662524
Filing Date: 2003-12-16
Classification: B29C,B29L,B65B,Y10S

Abstract:
An applicator for applying an associated closure to an interior surface of an associated carton in a form, fill and seal packaging machine, the closure having a flange that is sealed to the interior surface of the carton, the applicator comprising:a frame; a carriage mounted to the frame for longitudinal movement; a closure supply; an anvil mounted to the carriage for longitudinal movement with the carriage, the anvil configured for securing the closure thereto for movement of the closure from the closure supply to the carton; a longitudinal drive for longitudinally moving the carriage; a transverse drive mounted on said carriage for transversely moving the carriage; and a sealing member, wherein the closure is secured by the anvil and transported on the anvil from the closure supply in a plane transcribed by the longitudinal and transverse drives into an interior portion of the carton and moved into contact with the interior surface, and wherein the sealing member contacts an exterior surface of the carton corresponding to an area of contact of the closure at the interior surface and seals the closure to the carton.