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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:
Sep. 24, 2002
Filed:
May. 31, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Cristian Sgubbi, Imola, IT;
Assignee:
I.M.A. Industria Macchine, Bologna, IT;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 6/114 ; B31B 1/14 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 6/114 ; B31B 1/14 ;
Abstract
A machine for making filter bags for products for infusion comprises a first wheel forming a station for winding a thread with pick-up tab around the filter bag, means for positioning and guiding the thread with pick-up tab relative to the filter bag operating along an arced path covered by the filter bag to allow the thread to be wound around the filter bag; the positioning and guiding means comprising a chute having a central channel to keep the thread with pick-up tab in a substantially stable and well-defined position relative to the filter bag traveling along the arced path.