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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2009
Robin G. Thurgood, Marshall, MI (US);
Brian C. Bowerman, Quincy, MI (US);
Dale R. Vincent, Tekonsha, MI (US);
Robin G. Thurgood, Marshall, MI (US);
Brian C. Bowerman, Quincy, MI (US);
Dale R. Vincent, Tekonsha, MI (US);
Rennco LLC, Homer, MI (US);
Abstract
A vertical bagging machine including a spindle for receiving and supporting a roll of stock material, the spindle defining a spindle axis, wherein the stock material is unwindable as a sheet, a folding plate defining a folding plate plane that is substantially parallel with the spindle axis, the folding plate including a first edge and a second edge, wherein the first and second edges are generally equal in length and connect at a central peak, a spreader chute including a first guide plate and a second guide plate, the second guide plate being generally parallel with and spaced apart from the first guide plate, wherein the first and second guide plates are substantially perpendicular to the folding plate plane, and first and second folding rollers defining a nip therebetween, the first and second folding rollers being generally parallel with the folding plate plane and disposed between the folding plate and the spreader chute, wherein the sheet is moveable over the central peak, through the nip, and over the first and second guide plates to define a loading space between the first and second guide plates.