Patent ID: 7637297

Claim:
An apparatus for producing end seals on a continuous supply of fastener strip for subsequent attachment to a thermoplastic web in a bag making machine, said apparatus comprising; means for guiding a continuous supply of fastener strip having first and second interlocked profiles; means for identifying a first end section of said continuous supply of fastener strip, said first end including an interlocked first portion of said fastener strip; means for fusing the first end section such that a first end seal is provided; means for identifying a second end section of said continuous supply of fastener strip with said identification based on a measurement from said identified first end section, said second end section including an interlocked second portion of said fastener strip; and means for fusing the second end section such that a second seal is provided thereby creating a length of said continuous supply of fastener strip for subsequent attachment to the thermoplastic web said length including said first and said second end seals.