Patent ID: 7500340

Claim:
A quick-change module capable of being removably attached to and extending below a forming tube of a vertical form, fill, and seal machine, comprising: a tubular module body having a periphery which corresponds to said forming tube's periphery; a first pair of slotted brackets attached to and extending below said module body, said first pair of slotted brackets being oriented at a first converging angle to one another; a first pair of forming plates corresponding to and selectively attached to said first pair of slotted brackets, wherein each of first pair of forming plates are configurable and attachable at more than one position along its corresponding slotted bracket; a second pair of slotted brackets attached to and extending below said module body, said second pair of slotted brackets being oriented at a second converging angle to one another; said second pair of slotted brackets positioned on an opposing side of said module body from said first pair of slotted brackets; a second pair of forming plates corresponding to and selectively attached to said second pair of slotted brackets, wherein each of second pair of forming plates are configurable and attachable at more than one position along its corresponding slotted bracket.