Method for applying zipper to film at tube on a form-fill-and-seal machine
CA 2172695 C · Owner: Minigrip, Inc. · Inventors: Van Erden, Donald
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A method for manufacturing reclosable packages on a form, fill and seal machine includes the step of providing a continuous sheet of thermoplastic material with a Z-fold extending longitudinally therealong before the sheet is wrapped around a filling tube for forming and filling the packages. The Z-fold is maintained on the tube of thermoplastic material thusformed until it reaches a loop opener on the outside surface of the filling tube. The loop opener transforms the Z-fold into a loop extending longitudinally along and outwardly from the filling tube and from the tube of thermoplastic material wrapped therearound. Simultaneously, a continuous plastic zipper having a pair of mutually …
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- Filed March 26, 1996 and granted December 14, 1999. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended March 26, 2016.
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