Patent ID: 9714106
Date: 2017-07-25
CPC Classifications: A22C,B30B,B65B,B65G

Claim:
1. A packaging system, comprising: a frame; a loading chute attached to the frame, the loading chute having a product chamber, comprising: an elongate netting chute in communication with the loading chute attached to the frame, the netting chute having an outer surface and opposing receiving and discharge end portions with an interior cavity extending therethrough, the netting chute having an axial centerline; an elongate product chute attached to the frame, the product chute having opposing receiving and discharge ends, the product chute residing at least partially in the interior cavity of the netting chute, wherein, in operative position, the product chute is axially aligned with and disposed downstream of the loading chute; and a clipper mechanism disposed downstream of the netting chute in cooperating alignment therewith, the clipper mechanism configured to apply at least one clip to a netting material that encloses the product after the product exits the product chute.