Patent ID: 7718026

Claim:
A cardboard and blister pack packaging and sealing machine comprising: a) an upper heater and controllably moveable downward by guide rods connected to a cylinder and piston combination; b) a lower heater and die controllably moveable upwards by a cylinder and piston combination; c) a moveable tray containing at least one aperture to contain an unsealed package wherein the unsealed package can be moved proximate to the upper and lower heaters and dies and the upper and lower heaters and dies can press together; d) a plurality of clips pivotably attached to the tray and moveable in response to movement of the lower die or heater and the clips may hold an unsealed package; e) each clip contains a beveled portion that causes the clip to pivot horizontally in response to contact with the upward movement of the lower die; and f) the moveable tray contains recesses for the pivoting clips.