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EP 0077843 B1 19860312 - HANDLE BAG MAKING APPARATUS

Title (en)

HANDLE BAG MAKING APPARATUS

Publication

EP 0077843 B1 19860312 (EN)

Application

EP 81108928 A 19811026

Priority

EP 81108928 A 19811026

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0077843A1] Disclosed is a method and apparatus for producing handle bags made of thermoplastic web material by transporting segments of gusseted web to a cutting device that removes a generally rectangular portion of material to produce at least one style of a bag with handle portions that can be either gripped by hand or receive a forearm of a user. Moreover, there is disclosed apparatus for folding and collecting the bags so produced.

IPC 1-7

B31B 37/86; B31B 37/92

IPC 8 full level

B31B 19/14 (2006.01); B31B 23/00 (2006.01); B65H 35/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B31B 70/00 (2017.07); B65H 35/04 (2013.01); B31B 70/14 (2017.07); B31B 2155/00 (2017.07); B31B 2155/003 (2017.07); B31B 2160/10 (2017.07)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

BE DE FR GB NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0077843 A1 19830504; EP 0077843 B1 19860312; DE 3174076 D1 19860417

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 81108928 A 19811026; DE 3174076 T 19811026