Device for bundling flat flexible objects
First Claim
1. A bundling machine for flat flexible objects which comprises:
- a frame;
a pair of horizontally slideable portions within said frame defining the bottom of a storage space;
tape guiding means for guiding a pair of tapes across the bottom of said storage space, the ends of said tapes being adhered one to the other;
means for delivering a plurality of said objects to said storage space forming a pile of objects;
means for causing said slideable portions to move apart allowing said pile of objects to move downward and including means for moving said slideable portions together again over said pile of objects causing said tapes to form a loop around said pile of objects;
adhering and severing means for severing said loop from said tapes, adhering the ends of said loop, whereby said pile of objects is bundled, and adhering the ends of said severed tapes; and
clamping means for clamping said pile of objects against the bottom of said slideable portions before the ends of said loop are adhered.
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Abstract
A bundling machine for flat, flexible objects such as bags including conveyor means for delivering bags to a storage volume within the machine. Tape for binding the bundle is fed across the bottom of the storage volume from either side and is joined at the center. Stacking means are provided and when the desired number of bags are piled, a pair of horizontally reciprocating portions under the pile separate, allowing it to fall onto a table below, after which the reciprocating members approach one another again and the pile of bags is compressed onto the under side of the reciprocating members and the binding tape is tensioned. The tape at this stage substantially surrounds the pile, the ends passing through the small space between the reciprocating portions. The tape is severed at the point where it passes between the reciprocating members, the ends of the portion surrounding the bags being adhered to each other and the severed ends being adhered to each other.
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23 Claims
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1. A bundling machine for flat flexible objects which comprises:
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a frame; a pair of horizontally slideable portions within said frame defining the bottom of a storage space; tape guiding means for guiding a pair of tapes across the bottom of said storage space, the ends of said tapes being adhered one to the other; means for delivering a plurality of said objects to said storage space forming a pile of objects; means for causing said slideable portions to move apart allowing said pile of objects to move downward and including means for moving said slideable portions together again over said pile of objects causing said tapes to form a loop around said pile of objects; adhering and severing means for severing said loop from said tapes, adhering the ends of said loop, whereby said pile of objects is bundled, and adhering the ends of said severed tapes; and clamping means for clamping said pile of objects against the bottom of said slideable portions before the ends of said loop are adhered. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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