Method and device for compressing and packaging compressible products
US5979145A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 17, 1997 |
| Grant date | Nov 9, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 17, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65B9/026
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for compressing and packaging compressible materials. The compression is carried out continuously between parallel plates which come closer to each other as they advance. As the plates advance, the materials are accompanied by a lower packaging film and an upper packaging film which are joined at the sides of the compressed materials at the end of compression.
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