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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 1998
Filed:
Mar. 11, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gunter G Fuss, San Mateo, CA (US);
Vladimir Yampolsky, San Carlos, CA (US);
Assignee:
Free-Flow Packaging International, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B / ; B65B / ; B65B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
53576 ; 53567 ; 531372 ; 531391 ;
Abstract
Bag sealer and cutter having a guide for directing a portion of flexible tubing which has been gathered together along a predetermined path in a direction which is generally perpendicular to the axis of the tubing, a pair of tape applicators positioned side-by-side for simultaneously applying bands to the gathered together portion of the tubing as the tubing travels along the path, and a knife disposed in the path of the tubing after the applicators for cutting the tubing apart between the bands of tape.