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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2005
Filed:
Sep. 05, 2003
Applicant:
Lewis Albert Haws, Knoxville, TN (US);
Inventor:
Lewis Albert Haws, Knoxville, TN (US);
Assignee:
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B31B001/84 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for eliminating unattached remnants or tails of bag making film adjacent a string zipper during manufacture of reclosable bags. Gathered film tails may interfere with slider insertion or slider operation or may cause the film to be pulled off of or peeled away from the string zipper during slider operation. After trimming, the tails of the film are welded to the zipper by conductive heat sealing or equivalent means.