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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 1992
Filed:
Aug. 18, 1989
James P Peppard, Newbury, OH (US);
Rick S Wehrmann, Hudson, OH (US);
Anthony H Gates, Atwood, OH (US);
Bernard Lerner, Aurora, OH (US);
Automated Packaging Systems, Inc., Twinsburg, OH (US);
Abstract
A packaging machine and method of packaging utilizing chains of interconnected preopened bags which are fed sequentially and one at a time to a load station. Bag tops are clamped against spreading horns by sensor equipped clamps which cause disablement of a bag filling mechanism unless a bag is properly located at the load station. A bag spreading and transfer mechanism spreads a loaded bag and transfers it to a bag closure station for sealing. The mechanism includes bag-supporting structures for supporting the bag during loading transfer and sealing and for expelling a completed package from the machine.