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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2018
Filed:
May. 14, 2012
R. Charles Murray, Sarasota, FL (US);
Olaf Clemens, Wipperfurth, DE;
R. Charles Murray, Sarasota, FL (US);
Olaf Clemens, Wipperfurth, DE;
Pouch Pac Innovations, LLC, Sarasota, FL (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for simultaneously separating a portion of a continuous web of film, having a leading edge and a plurality of spaced apart side seals, includes a base, a plurality of blade pairs, and a film guide device. The blade pairs are moveable between an open and closed positions and are mounted to the base and spaced apart a distance corresponding to the side seals in the film. The film guide device includes a guide member that releasable attaches to a portion of the film adjacent the leading edge. The guide members suspends the film between the plurality of blade pairs in the open position to align the plurality of seals on the film with the plurality of spaced apart blade pairs to accurate separate the film into a plurality of pouches upon movement of the blade pairs to the closed position.