Patent ID: 7571518
Filing Date: 2009-08-11
Classification: B65D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A clamp for closing a flexible bag, said clamp comprising: a first member having a first passage therethrough providing a first jaw and a first opening to said first passage from one side; a second member having a second passage therethrough providing a second jaw and a second opening to said second passage from one side; and a dog for stopping relative sliding movement of said first and second members from said closed position to said open position, said dog extending outwardly from said second member adjacent said second passage and is adapted to abut said first member and be moveably positionable in said first passage; wherein said second member being engaged with said first member for relative sliding movement thereto between an open position in which said first and second jaws are spaced apart and said first and second openings are at least partially aligned and provide access to said first passage from one side and a closed position in which said first and second jaws cooperate to clamp a portion of a bag to be closed therebetween.