Patent ID: 6058681
Filing Date: 2000-05-09
Classification: B65B

Abstract:
The method of bagging produce, which comprises:advancing a pair of thermoplastic sheets having upper and lower edges along a process line;forming a longitudinal seal line between said sheets near to but spaced from said lower edges to define a bag header;forming transverse slits in both of said sheets together, and heat sealing edges of said slits to form separate bags between said slits, said slits extending across said lower edges but being spaced from said upper edges;dropping produce between thermoplastic sheet upper edges into said bags;heat sealing the bags along the upper edges thereof; andhorizontally slitting said bags to substantially intersect said transverse slits and to separate a horizontal strip of said sheets including said upper edges, while bottom-supporting said bags, said upper edge heat sealing of said bags taking place along the new upper edge formed by said horizontal slitting after said horizontal slitting step.