Abstract: A device for closing packages made of flexible material, wherien a portion of the flexible material is gathered into a neck, the neck is inserted into and overlaps a U-shaped clip, the overlapping portions of the neck are formed in a direction perpendicular to the base of the clip to hold the neck against the base, and the legs of the clip are closed.

Abstract: The invention concerns a sealing clip (10) for bags, foil tubes or the like, said sealing clip (10) comprising a wire section, a pre-curved clip base (12) and two clip legs (14) adjoining the latter on both sides. The two clip legs taper constantly from their clip base ends to their free ends. The invention also concerns a wire section for sealing clips of this type which tapers constantly towards both ends. The invention finally concerns a matrix (30) for sealing the sealing clip and having two slide channels (36, 38) which each narrow conically from an inlet point.

Abstract: Method and closing device for producing sausage-like products with a flexible tubular or pouch-like wrapper, wherein the various stages of the closing process include constriction of the wrapper, elongation of the braid, setting and closure of the clamp fastener, which can be controlled in a partially autonomous manner by means of a programmable control unit.