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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2019
General Mills, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Ralph A Stenvik, Plymouth, MN (US);
Emil Bogdanov, Excelsior, MN (US);
Thomas L Smith, Hendersonville, TN (US);
General Mills, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A packaging system includes a first sealer and a gas flusher. The first sealer creates a first seal in packaging material along a direction of travel of the packaging material, thereby forming a packaging loop. The gas flusher flushes ambient air from the packaging loop and includes a mechanically retractable lance that can be selectively repositioned relative to the first sealer. When the mechanically retractable lance is in an operative position, the mechanically retractable lance projects into the packaging loop, with a gas flowing through the mechanically retractable lance into the packaging loop.