Patent ID: 6176278
Filing Date: 2001-01-23
Classification: B65B

Abstract:
A bulk bag filling apparatus comprising:a base assembly;a pair of vertical posts extending from the base assembly;a bag support assembly including two longitudinal frame members connected to two transverse frame members to define a generally rectangular frame assembly that defines four spaced apart comers and a perimeter for the bag support assembly, each transverse frame member including first and second ends and a substantially middle point therebetween;a bag filling head supported by the bag support assembly within its perimeter;four rotatable hook members, each hook member supported proximate to a respective corner of the frame assembly and adjacent the bag support assembly perimeter and associated with an actuator assembly which moves it between open and closed positions; anda post engaging sleeve positioned along each transverse frame member at a position proximate its middle point and configured for movement along a respective post for controlled positioning of the support frame, bag filling head and hook members relative to the base assembly.