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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:
Apr. 15, 1997
Filed:
Mar. 06, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
James P Peppard, Newbury, OH (US);
Anthony H Gates, Atwater, OH (US);
Assignee:
Automated Packaging Systems, Inc., Streetsboro, OH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B / ; B65B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
53260 ; 53261 ;
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. The horns include mirror image subassemblies each including stationary and moveable sections. Each subassembly includes a prime mover interposed between the sections to relatively move the sections between collapsed and bag extending positions.