Patent · US Expired

Cyclically operable apparatus for forming and filing bags

US4825623A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJan 12, 1988
Grant dateMay 2, 1989
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Expiry dateJan 12, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65B2220/18
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Apparatus for forming bags of predetermined length with a predetermined weight of product, the apparatus being provided with a vibrator for effecting vibration of a bag shaper and a sensor adjacent the bag shaper for determining when the product has subsided to a level less than the height of the bag so that jaws may be engaged to seal the top of the bag without being jammed by product.

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