Patent ID: 11897645
Assignee: SEALED AIR CORPORATION (US)
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 4:
5. The packaging machine of claim 1, wherein:
the base is further configured to support a second engagement member, wherein the second engagement member includes a second finger having a beveled end;
the clamping arrangement is further configured to support a second gripper, wherein the second gripper includes a beveled surface and a gripping surface;
the base further comprises a second engagement recess, wherein the second engagement member is positioned within the second engagement recess, and wherein the beveled end of the second finger is capable of being disposed within the second engagement recess; and
the indexing mechanism is further configured to reverse index the web when the beveled end of the second finger is disposed within the second engagement recess so that the second finger and the second gripper are inserted into the top of the one of the bags with the second ply sliding between the second finger and the base and the first ply being engaged by the beveled surface of the second gripper.