Patent ID: 6230475
Filing Date: 2001-05-15
Classification: B65B

Abstract:
A bag-loading machine comprising a main frame, a bag-carrying frame mounted on said main frame for holding an assemblage of bags, a bag-opening frame mounted on said main frame for opening one side of a bag on said bag-carrying frame, a first motor mounted on said main frame, a first linkage coupling said first motor to said bag-opening frame, a vacuum hose carried by said bag-opening frame, a second motor mounted on said main frame, a second linkage coupled between said second motor and said bag-carrying frame, a blower mounted on said bag-carrying frame said bag-opening frame is pivotally mounted about a first horizontal axis on said main frame for movement between a toward position wherein it is adjacent said bag-carrying frame and an away position wherein it is away from said bag-carrying frame, and wherein said bag-carrying frame is pivotally mounted about a second horizontal axis on said main frame for movement between a lower bag-carrying position and an upper and a higher bag-loading position.