Method and apparatus for heat shrinking film around a product

Details Method and apparatus for heat shrinking film around a product Method and apparatus for heat shrinking film around a product

1993-05-17

1995-03-28

Johnson, Linda B.

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Conforming by stretching or shrinking of cover over contents

53557, 34 60, 34 68, 34216, 34217, 34225, B65B 5304, B65B 5306

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active

054005701

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for heat shrinking an envelope of heat shrinkable film into close conformity to a product enclosed within the film envelope includes a housing; a first assembly disposed within the housing for directed heated air to at least a first portion of the film envelope; a second assembly disposed with the housing and operable subsequent to the first assembly for directing heated water onto at least a second portion of the envelope, both causing the envelope to shrink into conformity with the product; an arrangement for drying the product after water has been applied thereto; and an arrangement for circulating the hot water into heat transfer relation with a moving stream of the hot air for enhanced water heating prior to its application to the product.

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