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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7395638 | Push/pull clip feed configuration for selectively delivering or withdrawing a clip to allow output of one clip alone or two clips concurrently and associated devices, methods, systems and computer program products Methods and apparatus for supplying a clip to a clip window associated with a closure attachment mechanism having a closure punch path for attaching a single clip or two clips to a target tubular work piece in a closure zone include: (a) forcing a plurality of clips... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7331155 | Clip feed arrangement A clip feed arrangement including a magazine bar for guiding a line of clips from a clip supply to a separating device of a closure apparatus, and a clip drive arranged in the region of the magazine bar. The clip drive has two drive elements which can be successivel... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7140160 | Push/pull clip feed configuration for selectively delivering or withdrawing a clip to allow output of one clip alone or two clips concurrently and associated devices, methods, systems and computer program products Methods and apparatus for supplying a clip to a clip window associated with a closure attachment mechanism having a closure punch path for attaching a single clip or two clips to a target tubular work piece in a closure zone include: (a) forcing a plurality of clips... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7100658 | Machine for manufacturing, filling and closing mesh bags from a continuous roll of tubular mesh Machine for manufacturing mesh bags from a continuous roll of tubular mesh, and for filling and closing said mesh bags, which comprise an expansion device which is perimetric to the tubular mesh, the core expander of which is equipped with a vertical aperture which,... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7093410 | Method of closing a flexible packaging, a device for this purpose and a closed flexible packaging The invention relates to a method of closing an access side of a flexible packaging using a planar closure (15) made of plastic, the closure (15) comprising a slot (20) delimited by limb parts (215) and extending between the circumference... | 08/22/2006 |
| 6920740 | Continuous bag closing apparatus and method An packaging apparatus and method to uncuff a package assembly is disclosed. The package assembly includes a container with at least one upstanding sidewall defining an open top. A bag is disposed within the container and a top portion of the bag is folded over the ... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6892510 | Bag closing apparatus A bag closing apparatus including a frame structure, a cinching assembly and an actuator assembly. The cinching assembly includes at least three pivot arms, each pivot arm including an arcuate portion and pivotably connected to the frame structure. The pivot arms ar... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6604338 | Packaging device for attachment of clips to a continuously moving tube of casing An apparatus for attaching shaped metal clips at intervals to viscous-product-filled casing includes a support frame, a clipper assembly, a clipper assembly mounting rail, and a clipper assembly reciprocation mechanism. The clipper assembly is reciprocall... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6502367 | Bag closing apparatus A bag closing apparatus including a frame structure, a cinching assembly and an actuator assembly. The cinching assembly includes at least three pivot arms, each pivot arm including an arcuate portion and pivotably connected to the frame structure. The pi... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6453640 | Bag binding machine A bag binding machine for binding a bag with a binding clip comprising a binding portion, a handle, a carrier, a feed unit, a crimping unit, and a delayer. The carrier is reciprocatively movable to the binding portion by an operation of the handle. The fe... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6363696 | Mandrel for an automatic packaging machine for cardboard box with a latching flip top An automatic packaging machine for forming and filling a latching flip-top box uses a two part mandrel which are joined by a hinge. One of the two hinged parts has a roller thereon for following a cam track having a quarter turn spiral therein. As the rol... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6115993 | Tag presenter The apparatus for intermittently presenting tags for attachment to merchandise has a pay-out tape of tags severable by lines of weakness, drive rollers for intermittently advancing tape from the pay-out roll, breaking rollers that rotate at a greater spee... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6098370 | Binding machine A bag binder comprises; a binding-piece feeding member for feeding a binding piece to a position adjacent to the bag, the binding piece made of a synthetic resin and including a pair of leg portions for binding the bag; a crossing member for crossing the ... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6050053 | Clutch control for a clutch-actuated bag closing head An improvement to prior art bag closure affixing devices of the type embodied in U.S. Pat. No. 3,163,967 to easily accommodate bags of various neck widths without the need for gear or sprocket changes. The improvement encompasses a modified clutch control... | 04/18/2000 |
| 5904029 | Process for continously fitting mesh bags containing fruit and vegetable products and the like, and a machine to carry out the actual process Bags, (1) produced at generic machines (2), are removed by means (3) toward grippers (5) associated to a conveyor line consisting of endless chain sections (4)-(10), including means (8) for weighing the bags (1), and bar-code and bag dimension verifying m... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5782056 | Packaging apparatus for removing a product from a continuously moving conveyor and sealing said product in a bag with a closure Apparatus for packaging includes a pivoting transport arm for removing a product from a moving conveyor and placing the product at a first work station. A pusher mechanism pushes the product delivered to the first station between spaced plates into a plas... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5628348 | Tensioning apparatus An electronic system for controlling the operation of a hand-held pull strap closure unit. The system includes a central processing unit which controls peripheral circuitry for directing commands to a motor within the hand-held unit. The system further in... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5600938 | Sealing and bagging apparatus and method Apparatus for sealing a plurality of spaced spots across the flattened open end of a filled plastic bag, the bag is moved along a conveyor past a sealing mechanism where a plurality of spaced spots are welded or fused across the open end of the bag, the b... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5561966 | Apparatus and method for manufacturing flexible reclosable containers A novel apparatus and method for manufacturing flexible, reclosable containers is described herein. A continuous web of flexible film is formed into a tube around a forming tube. The lateral edges of the continuous web are guided so as to extend substanti... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5485711 | Binding machine A binding machine which uses a binding piece belt which is a series of binding pieces each of which is a flat plate of elastic material having a first opening substantially at the center into which an object to be bound therewith is inserted, a second ope... | 01/23/1996 |
| 5457930 | Machine for filling reticulate sacks having closing and holding bands or the like A machine for filling reticulate sacks having closing and holding bands, or the like, has a turning support with four crossed arms. Each arm having two vertical blades. Four stations are located about the support. A first station carries the sacks to the ... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5417035 | Apparatus and method for manufacture flexible reclosable containers A novel apparatus and method for manufacturing flexible, reclosable containers is described herein. A continuous web of flexible film is formed into a tube around a forming tube. The lateral edges of the continuous web are guided so as to extend substanti... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5390473 | Tin-tie clip bending device and method A tin-tie bending device for bending the ends of a tin-tie about the edges of a bag wherein the tin-tie is secured to across the width of the bag and the ends of the tin-tie extend beyond the edges of the bag prior to bending. The device includes a mechan... | 02/21/1995 |
| 5136824 | Apparatus for closing packaging sheaths made of flexible material In processes and apparatuses for closing packaging sheaths made of flexible material, particularly tubular bags, by means of a U-shaped closing clip 4, the end portion 5 of the packaging sheath which is to be closed is gathered and is introduced into a re... | 08/11/1992 |
| 5040355 | Method and a labelling machine for attaching wrapper labels to the neck portion of bag-type packages and the like For attaching, to the neck portion of a bag-type package, a respective wrapper label held in an upright position, side-by-side extensions of the label are grasped from below, slightly twisted to spread them out, fitted over the neck portion and released s... | 08/20/1991 |
| 4999969 | Bag closing apparatus An idler rim is freely rotatably mounted adjacent the first closing ring of a bag closing device. In one embodiment, an idler rim is also placed on a pinch roller that engages the closing ring. These idler rims allow the package to be brought laterally mo... | 03/19/1991 |
| 4958477 | Apparatus for the production of meat products An apparatus for the production of meat products, especially cooked ham, which is cooked in a compact form in a net, wherein the raw or preprocessed meat product is wrapped in a casing of edible collagen and a netting of optional mesh design is applied th... | 09/25/1990 |
| 4811545 | Tag dispensing apparatus An apparatus for dispensing closure tags, includes a support structure on which is mounted a channel member defining first and second channels through which to feed a strip of closure tags. The forward end of the second channel is disposed slightly ahead ... | 03/14/1989 |
| 4738076 | Fastener for plastic grocery sacks and dispenser therefor A disk-shaped fastener for engaging the neck of a plastic grocery sack firmly and dependably to hold the sack in a closed condition, and which may easily be applied to the neck of the sack and easily removed therefrom; and a simple applicator for the fast... | 04/19/1988 |
| 4708261 | Packaging clip dispenser A clip dispenser for dispensing resilient, generally U-shaped plastic clips. The clips are useful in holding closed the folded over ends of a paperboard container for a foodstuff, such as a portable liquid. The dispenser is in the general form of a vertic... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4648531 | Dispenser for bag closures A dispenser for closures ejects an end-most closure contained in a pivotably mounted housing for closing a bag. The closures are formed with a hole and a cut leading from one side to the hole. In one embodiment, the dispenser is wall mounted such that a w... | 03/10/1987 |
| 4648178 | Balloon clip stapler device A device for clamping a tubular member such as the neck of a balloon in a clip having locking arms joined by a hinge comprising an open ended channel member for receiving a sequential chain of clips and a base member to which the channel member is secured... | 03/10/1987 |
| 4593516 | Apparatus for forming tight packages An automatic bag tying apparatus for converting an open bag loosely holding a substance into a tight package. A first gripping assembly tightly grips the unsealed bag toward its mouth. A second gripping assembly loosely and slidably grips the unsealed bag... | 06/10/1986 |
| 4587689 | Meat packing apparatus A meat packing apparatus for connecting a shirred casing to a nozzle and stuffing the casing with meat extruded from the nozzle includes shirred casing delivery means for connecting the shirred casing to the nozzle and for deshirring a portion of the casi... | 05/13/1986 |
| 4563856 | Bag closing apparatus using closure tags The bag closing apparatus includes a horizontal plate for supporting a coiled strip of bag closure tags, a channel having a width corresponding to the thickness of the bag closure tags and a height greater than the height of the bag closure tags. The chan... | 01/14/1986 |
| 4537006 | Automatic apparatus for individually enshrouding fruit and vegetable containers in a net provided with a reinforcing strip and a label Disclosed herein is an apparatus that comprises a station for infeeding containers that subsequently pass inside a net carrying pipe and are supplied to a station where each container is enshrouded in a net and at which there is a station for fixing the r... | 08/27/1985 |
| 4509231 | Dual-opening bag closure A strip of closures and individual closures having different configurations of bag neck-confining apertures entered through openings in opposite edges of the closures. The differing configurations of the bag neck-confining apertures can be different sizes... | 04/09/1985 |
| 4398379 | Tab attachment device A device for attaching a tab with a central opening and bag receiving passage formed therein in which is gathered the neck of a flexible bag comprising: conveyor means to receive and flatten a portion of the bag adjacent the open end thereof and guide the... | 08/16/1983 |
| 4332193 | Thermal line printer A thermal or electrostatic line printing process and apparatus is disclosed which employs a plurality of thermal or electrostatic print heads for coding a heat sensitive or electro sensitive article with a plurality of character lines in high speed produc... | 06/01/1982 |
| 4324086 | Wrapper closed with a U-shaped clip and process and apparatus for attaching a hanger loop to the wrapper section The invention relates to convoluting a doubled, unknotted length of thread about a clip which is closed about the gathered mouth of a tubular wrapper such as a sausage casing to form a loop by which the sausage can be hung. The clip secures the loop to th... | 04/13/1982 |
