Patent ID: 8808066
Filing Date: 2014-08-19
Classification: A22C,B29C,B29K,B65D

Abstract:
1. A system for packaging material in tubes by applying plastic clips, each clip comprising a semicircular first section having an internal face and an external face, two bending sections projecting from opposite ends of the first section, each said bending section having a first end proximal to the first section and a second end distal to the first section, said first section and said bending sections defining a space, and at least one connection section connecting said second end of at least one of said bending sections to said second send of at least one bending section of at least one adjacent clip, the system comprising: a die and a punch, said die comprising a peripheral face, an arcuate wall in said die peripheral face forming a half-cylindrical bore, said bore separating said die peripheral face into a first side and a second side, and a die groove formed in said arcuate wall and said second side, said die groove extending from said first side, through said arcuate wall and said second side, and forming a slot in an outer edge of said die, said punch comprising a peripheral face, an arcuate wall in said punch peripheral face forming a half-cylindrical bore, said bore separating said punch peripheral face into a first side and a second side, and a pair of grooves, said grooves extending from said first side to said second side of said punch peripheral face; and means for moving said punch from a first position in which said die peripheral face and said punch peripheral face are adjacent, to a second position in which said die peripheral face and said punch peripheral face are remote, said first section and said bending sections configured to sit solely in said die groove and not in said slot when said punch is in said first position, said slot receiving only said connection section when said punch is in said first position.