Abstract:
A multi-wall bag of tubular form comprising a plurality of plies of flexible sheet material laminated to one another and an innermost ply of heat sealable plastic material loosely bonded to the contiguous ply for manual detachment therefrom, said bag having a pair of oppositely disposed gussets interposed between oppositely disposed surface portions, said plastic and contiguous plies being substantially flush cut at the opposite bag ends, at least the outermost of the remaining plies being stepped in both directions from said plastic and contiguous plies at the bag ends to provide overlap portions with respect thereto, said overlap portions being coated with a thermoplastic adhesive, said plastic ply being heat sealed transversely of said tube at one bag end, and the overlap portion at said end being folded over and adhesively bonded to the opposite bag surface.
Abstract:
This invention relates to a method and apparatus for applying bags to a bag filling machine and is characterized by apparatus for picking up a single bag from a stack of empty bags and positioning and holding the empty bag in a preselected position, and then transporting the bag to a bag opening and filling station wherein the sides of the bags are collapsed to cause the front and rear faces of the bag to buckle, and then they are pulled outwardly and a filling spout is introduced into the bag for discharging a quantity of material while means for settling and compacting the material in the bag are operating, and thereafter the bottom of the bag is elevated, and the bag is transported to a bag closing and sealing device.