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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2005
David R. Gill, Stewartsville, NJ (US);
Keith W. Sterner, Bethlehem, PA (US);
John F. Simonoff, Jr., Easton, PA (US);
David R. Gill, Stewartsville, NJ (US);
Keith W. Sterner, Bethlehem, PA (US);
John F. Simonoff, Jr., Easton, PA (US);
Flexicon Corporation, Bethlehem, PA (US);
Abstract
A bulk bag filler for filling bulk bags having bag hanging loops and a fill spout is provided. The filler includes a bag filling head having at least a moveable portion that can be moved from a filling position, in which the hanging loops are suspended from hanging loop supports in a position to allow the bulk bag to be filled, to a bag attaching position, in which at least some of the hanging loop supports for attachment of a bulk bag to be filled and a bag spout connection are positioned in proximity to a side of the bag filler. A method for loading a bulk bag is also provided.