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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 1995
Filed:
May. 23, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:
Douglas D Dreger, New Holstein, WI (US);
Assignee:
Hayssen Manufacturing Company, Sheboygan, WI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B / ; B65B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
53551 ; 53451 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for forming one or more longitudinal creases in a web of material. The web is formed into a tube in a vertical form, fill and seal apparatus, and then passed over an internal guide. A pair of pinch rolls are located adjacent the guide, and a portion of the web is directed between the pinch rolls to crease the film as it is advanced. Direction of the film between the pinch rolls is accomplished by a pair of protrusions extending from the internal guide on opposite sides of the pinch rolls. The thus-creased tube is then passed over opposite, spaced forming plates at the bottom of the guide and then tucked and sealed.