Ricky G Franks

US Patent:

7294050, Nov 13, 2007

Filed:

Nov 10, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/558567

Inventors:

Gary L. Steinke - Bettendorf IA, US
Ricky G. Franks - Moline IL, US

Assignee:

Packaging Technologies, Inc. - Davenport IA

International Classification:

A22C 11/00

US Classification:

452 48

Abstract:

An apparatus for attaching a loop to the end of a chub package formed by a chub machine. The apparatus includes a drive sprocket and variable speed drive motor for feeding a roll of loops to a clipping head assembly of the chub machine and positioning the loops sequentially for capture by the wire to be cinched around one end of the chub package. A chub machine incorporating the loop attachment apparatus is provided for forming chub packages have a loop attached under the clip at one end of each package. A method for attaching the loop to chub packages is also provided.

US Patent:

20050245187, Nov 3, 2005

Filed:

Apr 28, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/833521

Inventors:

Gary Steinke - Bettendorf IA, US
Ricky Franks - Moline IL, US

Assignee:

Packaging Technologies, Inc. - Davenport IA

International Classification:

A22C011/02

US Classification:

452048000

Abstract:

An apparatus for attaching a loop to the end of a chub package formed by a chub machine. The apparatus includes a drive sprocket and variable speed drive motor for feeding a roll of loops to a clipping head assembly of the chub machine and positioning the loops sequentially for capture by the wire to be cinched around one end of the chub package. A chub machine incorporating the loop attachment apparatus is provided for forming chub packages have a loop attached under the clip at one end of each package. A method for attaching the loop to chub packages is also provided.