Package making – Methods – Forming or partial forming a receptacle and subsequent filling
Reexamination Certificate
2011-08-23
2011-08-23
Truong, Thanh K (Department: 3721)
Package making
Methods
Forming or partial forming a receptacle and subsequent filling
C053S284700, C053S468000, C053S469000, C053S571000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08001747
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus (100) for forming and filling flexible bags with a viscous product, said apparatus including: a support (104) for a supply (106) of a tubular web (108) of flexible packaging material; at least one guide (110) for accepting from said supply a continuous feed of the tubular web of packaging material; a bag forming (300) assembly for forming adjacent bags from the tubular web wherein the forming assembly further includes a sealing member (305) for providing a seal across the web, which seal is commonly formed along oblique edges of the adjacent bags; at least one drive mechanism (150) for griping and drawing the packaging material through said at least one guide; a cutting device for cutting first and second bags drawn from the supply, wherein the first bags are each adjacent to respective second bags; a plurality of transport carriages (210, 220, 230, 240, 250, 260), said carriages including a gripping means (270) being arranged to grip and carry first and second bags; a plurality of filling devices (400, 450) associated with the transport carriages, said filling devices charging a flexible pocket of the bags with a viscous material; and at least one sealing device (500, 550) for sealing the charged pocket of the bags.
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Aislabie Richard James
Bacchus Richard James
Hall Chris Robert
Hall Hugh Leslie
Pluckrose Derrick
Kencan Australasia Pty Ltd.
Thompson & Coburn LLP
Truong Thanh K
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