Patents
US 9387949 B2: Apparatus and method for placing bags over insertion tube in bale enveloping apparatus
- Granted
- 2016-07-12
- Filed
- 2013-06-07 application 13912399
- Type
- Utility · 9 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
An apparatus for placing preformed bags having an open end and a closed end over an insertion tube for inserting a bale therethrough and into the bag. A plurality of fingers are inserted into the bag open end and are extended for engaging the bag. The fingers and bag opening are traversed to the tube thereby inserting the tube end into the bag opening. The fingers are retracted and removed from the bag. The insertion tube is expanded thereby engaging the interior surface of the bag. Roller drive wheels are placed on the bag over the insertion tube and are rotatably driven and are traversed along the insertion tube for collecting the bag thereon. The roller drive wheels and the plurality of fingers are carried on a common assembly movable along the insertion tube.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg160712.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rethceif Enterprises, LLC 5 patents | US company or organization | Ossian, IN | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Allen Honegger | Bluffton, IN | 4 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B65B | Machines, apparatus or devices for, or methods of, packaging articles or materials; unpacking | B65B27/125 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-03 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | RETHCEIF ENTERPRISES, LLC signed 2023-12-29 | RETHCEIF PACKAGING, LLC OSSIAN, IN | 66006/641 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2013-06-19 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | HONEGGER, CHRIS ALLEN signed 2013-06-06 | RETHCEIF ENTERPRISES, LLC OSSIAN, IN | 30642/290 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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