Patent ID: 7469522

Claim:
A flexible container forming and filling apparatus comprising: a flexible container forming assembly configured for forming at least two side by aide flexible containers which define at least a first output and a second output; a flexible container filling assembly associated with the flexible container forming assembly having a receiving region configured for receipt of sequential flexible containers for filling; and a transfer assembly configured for sequentially transferring flexible containers from the first output to the receiving region of the flexible container filling assembly and from the second output to the receiving region of the flexible container filling assembly, wherein the transfer assembly comprises: a first arm pivoting about a first pivot axis having: a first end, a second end, and, a first container grasping assembly associated with the second end of the first arm; and a second arm pivoting about a second pivot axis having: a first end, a second end, and a second container grasping assembly associated with the second end of the second arm, wherein the first arm pivots between a first position corresponding to the first output and a second position corresponding to the receiving region and the second arm pivots between a first position corresponding to the second output and a second position corresponding to the receiving region.