1. Sealing device of a cover of a support body and a lid supported in the support body for sealing the lid in the wall region of its support and in the wall region of the support of the support body, wherein in these wall regions the lid and the support body lie against one another and are sealed by a soft seal, characterised in that in one part of the adjacently lying wall regions (6, 7) of the lid (1) and of the support body (2) a recess (10) is arranged which extends annularly along the wall regions and is filled with a flowable sealing composition as well as being connected with two openings (11, 12) arranged at a distance from one another and debouching on the outer side of the lid or of the support body.

A packaging method and apparatus (20) wherein each product is packaged by enveloping the product in flexible packaging material (24). A programmed microprocessor calculates the length of flexible packaging material (24) needed to package the product based on the physical dimensions of the product, calculates the weight of the flexible packaging material needed, and calculates a total package weight as the sum of the weight of the product and the calculated weight of the flexible packaging material. A printer (116) prints information specific to the product that is being packaged onto a label that is then affixed to the flexible packaging material (24) prior to the product being packaged. The information can be a function of the package weight, and the calculated total package weight can be communicated from the microprocessor to the printer. Finally, the product is packaged in the flexible packaging material having the label already affixed thereto (200).

The invention concerns a device (1) for manipulating tools comprising two parts, said device being of the type consisting of a frame and at least one tray forming a table, designed to receive the mold. The invention is characterized in that it comprises two horizontally arranged trays (6, 9-7, 8) one of which is arranged sliding on the frame to be mobile in translation relative to the other tray, from a close position to a remote position and inversely, so as to enable the tool to be manually opened and closed.

The invention relates to a storage machine (1) for articles which comprises a plurality of compartments which are open to one side and which are configured on a rotatably mounted rotary magazine (10) that is at least partially surrounded by a housing (21) or any other delimitation. The storage machine further comprises at least one closing element (13), adjustable relative to a predefined center access opening (22) in the housing (21) and controlling, especially releasing or preventing, access to defined or individual compartments. The closing element (13) comprises at least one closing shutter that is mounted in such a manner as to be adjustable relative to the access opening (22) or the housing (21), and openings that are predefined in terms of size and/or height position and that are at least approximately adapted to the respective compartment openings and/or compartment height positions, and at least one door (15) that is mounted upstream of the compartments with respect to the direction of access or depth. Said door optionally releases or prevents access to the closing shutter or to a compartment positioned behind an opening.

Packaged food-product vending machine comprising an outer casing containing said packaged products, a product delivery compartment formed of an openable lid installed on the front wall of the outer casing, a rear wall delimiting said delivery compartment on the rear side thereof, a front wall delimiting said delimiting compartment on the front side thereof and adapted to be rotated from a closing position, in which it lies flush with the front wall of the outer casing, to an opening position, in which it protrudes therefrom. The delivery compartment is provided with a substantially planar, thin and flexible member that is applied with an inner edge thereof on to the rear wall of the compartment and, with an opposite edge thereof, on to the inner face of the related front wall.