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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2005
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2003
Applicants:
Panagiotis Kinigakis, Buffalo Grove, IL (US);
Orestes Rivero, Skokie, IL (US);
Kenneth Pokusa, Willowbrook, IL (US);
Inventors:
Panagiotis Kinigakis, Buffalo Grove, IL (US);
Orestes Rivero, Skokie, IL (US);
Kenneth Pokusa, Willowbrook, IL (US);
Assignee:
Kraft Foods Holdings, Inc., Northfield, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B009/20 ; B65B061/18 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Vertical 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 the point of fill. Prior to assembly at the fill station a series of spaced-apart stop members are formed along the fastener tracks.