摘要 |
This invention relates to a method and apparatus for applying bags to a bag filling machine and is characterized by apparatus for picking up a single bag from a stack of empty bags and positioning and holding the empty bag in a preselected position, and then transporting the bag to a bag opening and filling station wherein the sides of the bags are collapsed to cause the front and rear faces of the bag to buckle, and then they are pulled outwardly and a filling spout is introduced into the bag for discharging a quantity of material while means for settling and compacting the material in the bag are operating, and thereafter the bottom of the bag is elevated, and the bag is transported to a bag closing and sealing device.
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