Vacuum packaging machine

- Hantover, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a vacuum packaging machine embodying our design, with the control and display panel being shown in broken lines for illustrative purposes only and forming no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the vacuum packaging machine depicted in FIG. 1, with the electrical cord receptacle on the rear of the machine also being shown in broken lines for illustrative purposes only and forming no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 3 is a front elevation view of the vacuum packaging machine depicted in FIG. 1, with the package-sealing components visible between the swingable lid and base, as well as the support feet, also being shown in broken lines for illustrative purposes only and forming no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 4 is an end elevation view of the vacuum packaging machine depicted in FIGS. 1-3;

FIG. 5 is an end elevation view of the vacuum packaging machine opposite that shown in FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a rear elevation of the vacuum packaging machine shown in FIGS. 1-5, with the hinge tab associated with the swingable connection between the lid and base, as well as the slotted vent openings, also being shown in broken lines for illustrative purposes only and forming no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 7 is a perpsective view of a vacuum packaging machine embodying our design, with the control and display panel, the outline and particular shape of the swingable lid, and the depression for facilitating opening of the lid relative to the base being shown in broken lines for illustrative purposes only and forming no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 8 is a plan view of the vacuum packaging machine depicted in FIG. 7, with the electrical cord receptacle on the rear of the machine also being shown in broken lines for illustrative purposes only and forming no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 9 is a front elevation view of the vacuum packaging machine depicted in FIG. 7, with the package-sealing components visible between the swingable lid and base, as well as the support feet, also being shown in broken lines for illustrative purposes only and forming no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 10 is an end elevation view of the vacuum packaging machine depicted in FIGS. 7-9;

FIG. 11 is an end elevation view of the vacuum packaging machine opposite that shown in FIG. 10; and,

FIG. 12 is a rear elevation of the vacuum packaging machine shown in FIGS. 7-11, with the hinge tab associated with the swingable connection between the lid and base, as well as the slotted vent openings, also being shown in broken lines for illustrative purposes only and forming no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a vacuum packaging machine, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D249526 September 19, 1978 Kishida
4941310 July 17, 1990 Kristen
5239808 August 31, 1993 Wells et al.
D342532 December 21, 1993 Deni
5638664 June 17, 1997 Levsen et al.
6256968 July 10, 2001 Kristen
7000367 February 21, 2006 Sung
Patent History
Patent number: D536355
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 18, 2005
Date of Patent: Feb 6, 2007
Assignee: Hantover, Inc. (Kansas City, MO)
Inventors: Clark A. Levsen (Shawnee, KS), Bernard G. Huff (Belton, MO)
Primary Examiner: Antoine D. Davis
Assistant Examiner: Patricia Palasik
Attorney: Hovey Williams LLP
Application Number: 29/225,626
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Vacuum Or Heat Seal (D15/146)