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Method and system for bagging material

a bagging and material technology, applied in the field of bagging materials, can solve the problems of loosing the appearance of the bag around the bird, increasing the cost of bagging, and requiring larger bags at increased costs

Inactive Publication Date: 2011-05-12
PRETSITEK KORP
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The bag must be large enough for the bird to fit easily into the bag, however, which results in a loose appearance of the bag around the bird.
This appearance is unsatisfactory to some consumers, and also requires larger bags at increased costs.
This process requires a lot of energy and water to shrink the plastic.

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[0019]While the invention may be susceptible to embodiment in different forms, there is shown in the drawings, and herein will be described in detail, specific embodiments with the understanding that the present disclosure is to be considered an exemplification of the principles of the invention, and is not intended to limit the invention to that as illustrated and described herein.

[0020]Representative packaged assemblies 20 of a whole dressed bird 22 encased in a plastic bag 24 and sealed therein by a clip 26 applied to neck 28 of bag 24 are shown in FIGS. 1A, 1B, and 1C. Please note that in some applications, neck 28 of the bag 24 is gathered above the packaged item 20 and the clip 26 is applied above the packaged item 20, as shown in FIG. 1A.

[0021]Some consumers find this appearance objectionable for some types of food items. Those food items would present a more pleasing appearance if clip 26 were not visible from the front of packaged assembly 20, as shown in, for example, FIG....

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Abstract

A method and an apparatus for enclosing material in a bag is described for a bag comprising a stretchable material and having a first dimension and a second dimension. The method comprises stretching the bag in the first dimension, placing material in the bag, releasing the bag in the first dimension, stretching the bag in a second dimension, evacuating the bag, and sealing the bag. The apparatus comprises a bagger configured to stretch the bag in a first dimension, to receive the material, and to release the bag in the first dimension, and a packaging apparatus comprising a nozzle coupled to a vacuum system, a grasping means, and a clipper means, the grasping means configured to hold a neck of the bag to the nozzle and to stretch the bag in the second dimension.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATION APPLICATION[0001]This application claims priority from U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61 / 228,077, filed Jul. 23, 2009, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]This invention is generally directed to a system for encasing materials, such as poultry or other materials, in plastic bags. The invention is used for packaging poultry such as whole dressed chickens, ducks, geese, and turkeys, but can be used as well for poultry parts, such as turkey breasts, for whole-muscle meats, such as hams, for other food items such as game, cheeses, and sausages, and for non-food items as well.[0003]One prior-art method to encase chickens and turkeys is to place one manually in a plastic bag and apply a clip or other sealing means to the neck of the bag. This method requires little capital investment. The bag must be large enough for the bird to fit easily into the bag, however, which results in a loose appearanc...

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IPC IPC(8): B65B31/04B65B51/04B65B11/58
CPCB65B5/045B65B25/064B65B51/043B65B31/06
Inventor HASCHKE, EGGO
Owner PRETSITEK KORP
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