Patent ID: 7938249

Claim:
A sealing press shuttle machine for transporting a plurality of die members comprising: an upper platen and a lower platen in alignment along a vertical axis; a support frame defining a horizontal conveying axis intersecting the vertical axis; a first die member and a second die member slidably supported on the support frame, each die member having a first section and a second section; wherein the first and second die members are movable on the support frame in opposite directions along the support frame between a first state and a second state, wherein in the first state, the second section of the first die member and the first section of the second die member are between the upper and lower platens in vertical alignment therewith, and wherein in the second state, the first section of the first die member and the second section of the second die member are between the upper and lower platens in vertical alignment therewith and wherein each die member has a rack on a side facing the other die member, the sealing press shuttle machine further including one or more pinions disposed between and engaging the racks of the first and second die members.