Patent ID: 7430844
Filing Date: 2008-10-07
Classification: B65B,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A duplex packaging machine comprising: a packaging film roll structured to feed package film; a folding board structured to fold said package film into a folded web; a zipper profile roll structured to feed a zipper profile; a rotary slider applicator including a programmable servo motor that synchronizes the application of a plurality of sliders to said zipper profile; substantially transverse sealing jaws structured to seal edges of said folded web in order to form a pair of adjacent pouches; a filling station including a pair of product hoppers structured to supply product for filling said adjacent pouches two at a time; sealing bars structured to seal said adjacent pouches proximate a third edge thereof; package separators structured to separate a series of said adjacent pouches, in order to form individual packages; a processor; and a memory, said memory storing one or more programmable functions executable by said processor, said one or more functions being adapted to: