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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 10, 2012
Applicants:
Michael W. Potempa, Libertyville, IL (US);
Matthew T. Grennie, Wadsworth, IL (US);
Ronald R. Powell, Roseburg, OR (US);
Inventors:
Michael W. Potempa, Libertyville, IL (US);
Matthew T. Grennie, Wadsworth, IL (US);
Ronald R. Powell, Roseburg, OR (US);
Assignee:
Signode Industrial Grop LLC, Glenview, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 3/02 (2006.01); B65B 3/04 (2006.01); B65B 51/14 (2006.01); B65B 7/06 (2006.01); B65B 9/14 (2006.01); B65B 27/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 51/146 (2013.01); B65B 7/06 (2013.01); B65B 9/14 (2013.01); B65B 27/125 (2013.01);
Abstract
A load packaging system includes a bag feeder for pulling a length of bag material, a mechanism for cutting and sealing the bag material to form a bag with a first sealed end, and a gripping device for opening the bag. The system also includes a load pusher for pushing the load into the bag, a package sealer for sealing a second end of the bag, and a labeling device for printing and applying one or more labels onto the load.