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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2013
Filed:
May. 30, 2008
Michael Calvin Cecil, Mechanicsville, VA (US);
Xuan Pham, Glen Allen, VA (US);
George Van Bergen, Chester, VA (US);
Michael Calvin Cecil, Mechanicsville, VA (US);
Xuan Pham, Glen Allen, VA (US);
George Van Bergen, Chester, VA (US);
Philip Morris USA Inc., Richmond, VA (US);
Abstract
A device for deflecting a loose fill product from the seal zone of a bag and sealing the bag is provided. The device includes a product stopper. The product stopper is adjacent to the sealing element of a bagging machine. The product stopper includes a mount that mounts the product stopper to a bagging machine and a pinching element that pinches a bag proximal to a sealing zone before the bag is sealed by the sealing element at the sealing zone. In one embodiment, the pincher includes a spring loaded mechanism for pinching the bag proximal to the sealing zone. In another embodiment, the pincher includes an air assist mechanism for pinching the bag proximal to the sealing zone.