Machine for and method of packaging articles or goods
US4590748A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 29, 1984 |
| Grant date | May 27, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 29, 2004 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65B9/15
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A machine for packaging articles within material supplied in the form of a flexible tube, in which the material is transferred to the articles from a tubular shuttle. Initially the articles rest on a support carried by the shuttle, and projecting away from one end of it. During packaging the articles are restrained from moving with the shuttle, so that the shuttle passes over them until, fully covered by packaging material, they lie clear of the other end of it. There are then means for sealing both the package and the new free end of the material remining on the shuttle, removing the completed package from the path of the shuttle, returning the shuttle to its starting position and recharging the support with articles to be packaged.
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