Patent ID: 8256195
Filing Date: 2012-09-04
Classification: B65B,F25C,F25D

Abstract:
1. An ice bagging apparatus comprising: a) a frame, b) a first ice collecting zone within said frame comprising a collecting bin; c) an ice bagging zone within said frame comprising d) a first ice transport system within said frame, having an inlet opening in the first ice collecting zone and an outlet opening in the ice bagging zone and positioned between the two film webs above the formed bag, e) a measuring arrangement within said frame for measuring the amount of ice dispensed into the bag by the first ice transport system, wherein the film feeding mechanism comprises a pair of rollers between which the film webs are passed, means for pressing the rollers against each other for retaining the film webs there between, and a film feeding motor operationally connected to at least one of the rollers, and wherein the measuring arrangement comprises a weighing scale which includes a base and a weighing pan, wherein the base is attached to the frame, and wherein the pair of rollers are suspended from the weighing pan.