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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:
Jul. 15, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Larry R. Inman, Warrenton, OR (US);
Walter L. Jay, Tekamah, NE (US);
Assignee:
Ag-Bag International Limited, Warrenton, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 9/15 ; B65B 3/906 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 9/15 ; B65B 3/906 ;
Abstract
A bag filling machine having a tunnel and a bag fitted to the tunnel for transferring material compacted in the tunnel and in the compacted state, into the bag. The tunnel is composed of a bottom portion and alternating top portions that are alternatively and selectively secured to the bottom portion. Said top portion defining a portion of the circumferential rear end opening and having different circumferential end portions that adapt the tunnel to different bag sizes.