Patent ID: 8122684

Claim:
A flexible bag transport system for transporting flexible foil bags through a filling station and a sealing station, the system comprising: a first holding clamp assembly supported by a first elongated carrier; a second holding clamp assembly supported by a second elongated carrier, the second elongated carrier being substantially co-lateral to the first elongated carrier, wherein: the second holding clamp assembly is disposed opposite the first holding clamp assembly for holding a top edge of the foil bag; the first and second elongated carriers are each disposed on a runner so that each holding clamp assembly is selectively positionable in a manner to be spaced apart so that the first and second holding clamp assemblies are capable of holding the top edge of the foil bag in a first position where the bag is held tight and closed at a sealing station when the first and second holding clamp assemblies are selectively positioned in the first position with respect to each other; the first and second holding clamp assemblies are selectively displaceable towards each other to a second position so that the bag is opened for filling of the bag; and an adjustment assembly for selectively adjusting the length of the first elongated carrier to accommodate different bag widths without requiring adjustment of the remaining components of the transport system, wherein the adjustment assembly includes a first elongated component and a second elongated component, the first and second elongated components being selectively adjustable with respect to each other to change the length of the first elongated carrier.