Patent ID: 11866273
Assignee: BARTELT PACKAGING LLC
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A magnetic pouch clamp assembly comprising:
a first clamping arm having a first clamping surface;
a second clamping arm having a second clamping surface opposed to the first clamping surface;
wherein the first clamping arm and the second clamping arm are slidably connected together for relative movement between an open position and a closed position, the first and second clamping surfaces being spaced apart in the open position and the first and second clamping surfaces being engaged in the closed position;
a magnet assembly including a first magnet having a first polarity carried by the first clamping arm and a second magnet having a second polarity carried by the second clamping arm, the first and second polarities being oriented such that a closing attractive force therebetween holds the first and second clamping arms in the closed position;
wherein the first clamping arm defines a first guide slot and the second clamping arm defines a second guide slot, the first clamping arm includes a first magnet housing projecting into and slidably received in the second guide slot and carrying the first magnet such that the first magnet is at least partly positioned within the second guide slot, and the second clamping arm includes a second magnet housing projecting into and slidably received in the first guide slot and carrying the second magnet such that the second magnet is at least partly positioned within the first guide slot.