| 摘要 |
<p>Apparatus for packaging a plurality of articles, such as ends (26) for beverage containers, using a plurality of accumulating cages (14, 16, 18) and a plurality of transfer cages (70, 72, 74) to feed an accumulated plurality of container ends in succession into a packaging station (8) wherein the accumulated plurality of container ends (26) are positioned between portions of a first continuous strip (200) of a flexible material permitting passage of at least a gaseous substance and a second continuous strip (188) having a thermally reactive surface facing the first continuous strip (200) and superposed portions of the first and second continuous strips surrounding the accumulated plurality of container ends (26) are sealed together to form interconnected plurality of sealed compartments (280) each having an accumulated plurality of container ends (26) confined therein.</p> |
