Patent · US Expired

Bag making machine

US4902374A · kind A · utility

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15Claims
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Filing dateMay 2, 1988
Grant dateFeb 20, 1990
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Expiry dateMay 2, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T156/1313
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A bag making machine and method for the continuous production of bags from a folded web of thermoplastic material is provided. The apparatus includes a capability for making bags of differing widths. The apparatus includes a rotatable drum having a plurality of sever and seal stations for forming individual positioned about the outer periphery of the drum. A source of a continuous folded web of thermoplastic material is also provided, and continuously fed onto the surface of the drum. Means positioned between adjacent sever and seal stations tuck the web of material inwardly from the periphery of the drum.

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