Patent · US Expired

Bag forming, filling and sealing machine with endless supporting belts

US5775068A · kind A · utility

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16Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 31, 1997
Grant dateJul 7, 1998
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Expiry dateMar 31, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65G2201/02
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An arrangement for an endless belt includes an endless belt having an inside adapted to be driven by a transport wheel and an outside. Elastic fingers are attached to the outside of the endless belt. The elastic fingers are substantially evenly spaced from one another. Each elastic finger has a free end and another end that constitutes a fastening point to the endless belt. Each elastic finger has a curved shape between the free end and the fastening point and presents a clamping region between the free end and the fastening point.

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