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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 26, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Panagiotis Kinigakis, Buffalo Grove, IL (US);
Kenneth Pokusa, Willowbrook, IL (US);
Orestes Rivero, Skokie, IL (US);
Assignee:
Kraft Foods Holdings, Inc., Northfield, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65R 6/118 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65R 6/118 ;
Abstract
Horizontal form fill seal apparatus for making flexible packages with slider fastener closures is provided. A fastener track is applied in-line with a plastic web and is bonded thereto at the same time that a peel seal is formed. All package components are brought together at a turntable-mounted point of fill. With rotation of the turntable, final sealing operations are performed.