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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2016
Triangle Package Machinery Co., Chicago, IL (US);
Michael T. Wolf, Chicago, IL (US);
Vadim A. Lubezny, Buffalo Grove, IL (US);
Luis F. Torres, Bellwood, IL (US);
Ryan V. Lee, Chicago, IL (US);
Jeffrey A. Hutsell, Sugar Land, TX (US);
TRIANGLE PACKAGE MACHINERY CO., Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A form, fill and seal machine includes a support frame having an L-shaped track with first and second track portions. A sealing jaw assembly includes first and second guides moveable along the track from a first position, wherein the first and second guides are positioned in the first track portion, to a second position, wherein the first and second guides are positioned in the second track portion. The sealing jaw assembly is rotated 90 degrees as the first and second guides are moved from the first position to the second position. A method of converting a form, fill and seal machine from a first configuration to a second configuration is also provided.