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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 30, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
James McGregor, Lakeville, MN (US);
Tracy Steiger, Owatonna, MN (US);
LaVerne Wobschall, Owatonna, MN (US);
Scott Mitchell Anderson, Owatonna, MN (US);
Keith Kruckeberg, Owatonna, MN (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 5/114 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 5/114 ;
Abstract
An integrated and compact bag filling machine comprising a material dispensing spout, a slip tube suspended in substantially vertical alignment with the spout, and a bag sealing apparatus comprising a pair of opposable forming bars and a pair of independently actuable and opposable sealing bars is herein disclosed. The bag filling machine is capable of bottom filling and sealing both paper and plastic bags having gusseted or flat sides with little or no modification.