Patent ID: 9610715
Date: 2017-04-04
CPC Classifications: B29C

Claim:
1. A foam-in-bag system, comprising: a foam-in-bag device that forms a plurality of foam-in-bag bags from opposing film webs of film material, the foam-in-bag device including: a monitoring system comprising a sensor having a detection location downstream of the dispenser outlet and the cutter that detects whether the film material is present at the detection location downstream of the dispenser outlet and the cutter, the monitoring system being configured to determine whether the film material has been detected by the sensor in a predetermined period, wherein the monitoring system is connected to the foam-in-bag device to cause the foam-in-bag device to preclude initiation of or discontinue distribution of the foam precursor by the foam-in-bag device based on the monitoring system determining that the film was not detected during the predetermined period.