Patent ID: 9446872
Filing Date: 2016-09-20
CPC Classification: B65B

Claim Text:
1. A device for opening a pair of piping bags for pre-filling, the device comprising: a pair of first gripping members, each of the first gripping members including a fixed first gripping surface; and a second gripping member between the first gripping members, the second gripping member being substantially stationary, the second gripping member including a pair of second gripping surfaces on opposite sides of the second gripping member, each of the second gripping surfaces being proximate to a separate one of the first gripping surfaces; each of the first gripping members being configured to move substantially orthogonally relative to the second gripping surfaces such that each of the first gripping surfaces of the first gripping members cooperate with separate second gripping surfaces to be in clamping engagement with openable ends of the piping bags; and each of the second gripping surfaces being configured to move relative to the substantially stationary second gripping member and substantially parallel with the first gripping surfaces while in clamping engagement with openable ends of the piping bags, such that the openable ends are opened.