Patent ID: 7406814

Claim:
An apparatus for packing at least one disposable object into an elongated tube of flexible material, comprising: a bin defining an enclosure with an opening defined at a top thereof for receiving at least one disposable object to be packed; a holder within the bin proximate the opening, the holder being adapted to receive a cassette of flexible unfoldable film providing an elongated film tube; and a closing mechanism located below the holder comprising first and second portions, the second portion being biased in a closed position against the first portion and defining a receiving surface for receiving the at least one disposable object, the second portion being slidable in translation along a support from the cloned position to an open position through application of a vertical force against the receiving surface and being slidable in translation along the support from the open position to the closed position under the action of biasing means, the closing mechanism in the open position defining a passage between the opening of the bin and a bottom portion of the enclosure located below the closing mechanism, the closing mechanism in the closed position closing the said passage.