Claims
- 1. A packaging machine comprising:
- a) a pair of carriages;
- b) one of the carriages supporting a bagging mechanism;
- c) the other of the carriages supporting a closure mechanism;
- d) interconnecting structure having one section carried by the one carriage and another section carried by the other carriage;
- e) the sections having an interconnected position securing the carriages together with the mechanisms coactably positioned for loading and closing bags to form packages; and,
- f) the sections having a disconnected position permitting independent movement of the carriages.
- 2. The machine of claim 1 wherein the mechanisms are rotatably mounted on the carriages and moveable between relatively upright and angled positions.
- 3. The machine of claim 2 wherein the angled position is a horizontal position.
- 4. The machine of claim 2 wherein the mechanisms are moveable to at least one intermediate position between the relatively upright and angled positions.
- 5. The machine of claim 2 wherein a position fixing arrangement is interposed between one of the carriages and the mechanism supported by the one carriage.
- 6. The machine of claim 3 wherein the position fixing arrangement includes a pair of apertured plates journaled for relative rotation and a pin for projection through a selectively aligned pair of plate apertures.
- 7. The machine of claim 1 wherein the relatively upright position is a vertical position.
- 8. The machine of claim 1 wherein the sections are apertured bosses and a pin extends through the boss apertures to complete the interconnection.
- 9. The machine of claim 1 wherein the closure section includes a heat sealer.
- 10. A packaging machine comprising:
- a) a pair of support frame structures;
- b) one of the structures supporting a bagger;
- c) the other of the structures supporting a closure mechanism;
- d) interconnecting mechanism having one section carried by the one structure and an other section carried by the other structure;
- e) the sections having an interconnected position securing the structures together with the bagger and closure mechanism coactably positioned for loading and sealing bags to form packages; and,
- f) the section having a disconnected position permitting independent movement of the structures.
- 11. The machine of claim 10 wherein the bagger and closure mechanism are rotatably mounted on the structures and moveable between relatively upright and angled positions.
- 12. The machine of claim 11 wherein the angled position is a horizontal position.
- 13. The machine of claim 11 wherein the closure mechanism and bagger are moveable to at least one intermediate position between the relatively upright and angled positions.
- 14. The machine of claim 11 wherein the relatively upright position is a vertical position.
- 15. The machine of claim 11 wherein a position fixing arrangement is interposed between one of the frame structures and the selected one of the bagger and the sealer mechanism supported by the one carriage.
- 16. The machine of claim 15 wherein a position fixing arrangement includes a pair of apertured plates journaled for relative rotation and a pin for projection through a selectively aligned pair of plate apertures.
Parent Case Info
This is a division of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/699,129, filed Aug. 16, 1996, and now U.S. Pat. No. 5,743,070.
US Referenced Citations (46)
Non-Patent Literature Citations (1)
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"Joker System Joker Combi Lin Packaging System", Joker System AB (Undated Brochure). |
Divisions (1)
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699129 |
Aug 1996 |
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