Patent ID: 8099931

Claim:
A method for packaging of bulk goods into bags, the method comprising: providing a bag filled with bulk goods; forming a chamber around the bag by closing a lid; evacuating the chamber; providing a limiting beam in the chamber to limit movement of the bulk goods in the bag during evacuation of the chamber; perforating the bag in the chamber to form perforations in the bag, or introducing the bag into the chamber already with perforations; sealing the bag in the chamber with a sealing device, wherein the sealing device is positioned between the perforations and the limiting beam during the sealing; and further comprising forming a gap in the chamber between the limiting beam and a lower member for receiving a portion of the bag, wherein the gap is maintained during evacuation of the chamber and the gap is formed such that air can escape from the bag and that bulk goods are inhibited from being carried out of the bag by an airflow during evacuation of the chamber.