Global Patent Index - EP 2456673 A4

EP 2456673 A4 20131204 - METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR BAGGING MATERIAL

Title (en)

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR BAGGING MATERIAL

Title (de)

VERFAHREN UND SYSTEM ZUM EINTÜTEN VON MATERIAL

Title (fr)

PROCÉDÉ ET SYSTÈME D'ENSACHAGE DE MATÉRIAU

Publication

EP 2456673 A4 20131204 (EN)

Application

EP 10802946 A 20100723

Priority

  • US 22807709 P 20090723
  • US 2010043044 W 20100723

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2011011679A1] A method and an apparatus for enclosing material in a bag is described for a bag comprising a stretchable material and having a first dimension and a second dimension. The method comprises stretching the bag in the first dimension, placing material in the bag, releasing the bag in the first dimension, stretching the bag in a second dimension, evacuating the bag, and sealing the bag. The apparatus comprises a bagger configured to stretch the bag in a first dimension, to receive the material, and to release the bag in the first dimension, and a packaging apparatus comprising a nozzle coupled to a vacuum system, a grasping means, and a clipper means, the grasping means configured to hold a neck of the bag to the nozzle and to stretch the bag in the second dimension.

IPC 8 full level

B65B 25/06 (2006.01); B65B 67/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B65B 5/045 (2013.01 - EP US); B65B 25/064 (2013.01 - EP US); B65B 31/06 (2013.01 - EP US); B65B 51/043 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2011011679 A1 20110127; CA 2768579 A1 20110127; EP 2456673 A1 20120530; EP 2456673 A4 20131204; US 2011107726 A1 20110512

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 2010043044 W 20100723; CA 2768579 A 20100723; EP 10802946 A 20100723; US 84231810 A 20100723