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Apparatus and method for case packing flexible bags

US4608808A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 22, 1984
Grant dateSep 2, 1986
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Expiry dateJun 22, 2004

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65B5/10
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus and method for case packing flexible product-containing bags is described. Rows of flexible product-containing bags are fed onto a tongue assembly. The tongue assembly has a flat plate which guides the bags into a carton, a movable lip which supports the bags from below and means for moving the lip from a bag-supporting position to a non-supporting position. The tongue assembly containing the bags is inserted into the carton and the movable lip is moved into a non-supporting position, allowing the bags to drop into the carton. The flat plate is also used to partially compress bags which have already been deposited in the carton.

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