Abstract: Apparatus for sealing or tying products, comprising a housing (2) with at least a first tape dispenser (3) and a star wheel (4), a slot (5) defined by or through the housing, wherein the star wheel extends at least partly in said slot, wherein the star wheel comprises a series of first cells (19) and a series of second cells (20), the first and second cells being intermittently disposed the star wheel, each cell being open to a periphery of the star wheel and two opposite sides thereof, wherein an urging device is provided having at least one edge portion for urging at least one product to be tied into one of the cells, especially a first cell.

Abstract: A banding device includes a frame. A feeding assembly is mounted on the frame for feeding elastic tubing into the frame. A transfer assembly disposed within the frame includes transfer arm and fingers. The fingers receive the rubber tubing as fed. A cutting assembly is disposed between the transfer assembly and the feeding assembly for cutting the tubing into bands. The fingers of the transfer assembly move between a first closed position for receiving the band and a second open position for opening the band. The transfer arm is moveable between a first position for receiving the band and a second position for transferring the band. A banding assembly disposed at the second position receives the band from the transfer assembly. The banding assembly stretches the band and receives an item to be bundled within the band. The banding assembly releases the band about the bundle.

Abstract: A bag neck sealer includes a base. The base includes an installation wheel, a rotary wheel, a press plate, a movable blade unit and a fixed blade unit. The fixed blade unit has a seat. The seat includes a fixed blade and a protective piece thereon. The protective piece is connected with an elastic member to be against one side of the fixed blade opposite to the seat to shield the edge of the fixed blade. Therefore, when the user operates the bag neck sealer, the user's fingers can be protected from the fixed blade through the protective piece, preventing the fingers from being hurt so as to enhance the safety of the bag neck sealer.

Abstract: A bag accumulating device is provided with a first drive mechanism and a second drive mechanism. The first drive mechanism is configured to advance an open-mouth portion of a bag at a first speed. The second drive mechanism is provided adjacent and downstream of the first drive mechanism. The second drive mechanism is configured to advance the open-mouth portion of the bag at a second speed that is less than the first speed so as to accumulate and foreshorten the open-mouth portion of the bag. A method is also provided.

Abstract: A tape closure device is configured to secure the neck of a bag with an adhesive film and a non-adhesive backing. The device preferably includes a closure application assembly that has a guide rail, a contact member and a cutting member. The guide rail preferably includes a contact section, a gathering section and a staging section. The contact member preferably includes a contact surface adjacent the contact section of the guide rail. The tape closure device also preferably includes a tape feed assembly, a paper feed assembly and a bag feed assembly.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for applying a tie around the gathered open end or neck of a bag to close the bag. A feed device (6) feeds a length of tie material (1) to a former (3) where the tie material is formed into a tie loop (2) around the gathered open or neck of a bag inserted in the former (3). After forming the tie loop (2), a leading, free end of the tie material 1 is held in a gripper device (14) and the feed device (6) for the tie material (1) reversed to pull the tie material and close the tie loop (2) around the gathered open end or neck of the bag. A cutter device cuts the tie material (1) after the tying operation to allow the bag to be removed from the former (3) with the tie secured thereto. A guard ring (16) prevents tightening of the tie loop and requires the operator to use both hands to initiate removal of the guard ring so that the tie loop (2) cannot be tightened with a part of the operators hand or fingers in the former (3).

Abstract: Apparatus for banding a bundle of articles covered by a wrapping, such as tableware wrapped by a napkin, a manually wrapped bundle having at least one of said articles covered by said wrapping and being fed by a user of the apparatus into contact with a pre-cut elongated band having a cohesive material coated on at least certain surfaces of the band. The apparatus cuts the band to a desired length and positions the pre-cut band in surmounting relation to a pair of counter-rotating rollers, the rollers biasing the band about the bundle as the bundle passes between the rollers. On passage of the bundle between the rollers, cohesive material-coated ends of the band are brought together to adhere said ends together and to tightly band the wrapped articles together in essentially a single operational step.

Abstract: A bag binding machine for binding a bag with a binding clip comprising a binding portion, a handle, a carrier, a feed unit, a crimping unit, and a delayer. The carrier is reciprocatively movable to the binding portion by an operation of the handle. The feed unit is provided on the carrier, and the feed unit includes a holding portion for holding the binding clip and a crossing portion for crossing leg portions of the binding clip. The crimping unit is disposed in a side opposite to the feed unit, and the crimping unit includes crimping mechanism for crimping the crossed leg portions of the binding clip. The delayer connects the carrier to the crimping unit for transmitting reciprocating movement of the carrier to the crimping unit in a delayed manner.

Abstract: A bag binder comprises; a binding-piece feeding member for feeding a binding piece to a position adjacent to the bag, the binding piece made of a synthetic resin and including a pair of leg portions for binding the bag; a crossing member for crossing the leg portions by pressing the leg portions of the binding pieces; and a bonding member for bonding the leg portions of the binding pieces each other so as to crosswise engage a crossed portion of the leg portions each other.

Abstract: A system for girding an article, in particular the twisted end of a bag, with a closure including a strip of adhesive tape. The system comprises a girding device and a roll of adhesive tape having a core. The girding device comprises a housing including a slot which is adapted for receiving the article moving therethrough. The housing also is provided with a support post for rotatably supporting a roll of adhesive tape. A star wheel is mounted for rotation at one side of the slot and has radially extending spokes which extend over the slot and are separated by recesses suitable for accommodating a twisted end of the article as it is moved through the slot past the star wheel. The housing further includes an element which lies at an opposite side of the slot from that of the star wheel and thereat forms a wall part lying along the path of ends of the spokes of the star wheel. A severing mechanism is provided for severing a strip of adhesive tape after the article has passed the star wheel.

Abstract: An automated bagging system fills and closes a bag by delivering an air jet to open the bag. A pair of horns engage the inner surfaces of the bag wherein the bag is subsequently filled. A bag transfer mechanism engages the outer surface of the bag with pinch belts and the pinch belts transfer the bags to a bag closing apparatus to close the filled bag.

Abstract: Bag tying machine with a pair of pivoted arms (1,2), a pair of leaf springs (3) between the two arms (1,2) to form a first abutment, and a second abutment (5), preferably formed from a pair of rollers. In use, the open neck of a bag is passed between the arms (1,2) and is gathered together by the leaf springs (3). The gathered together neck of the bag is pushed onto an adhesive tape which is wrapped around the neck of the bag as this passes through the second abutment. The downstream ends of the arms (1,2) are urged together by pneumatic cylinders (6). These are advantageously controlled by a variable pressure controller (9).

Abstract: A bag neck tying device for tying a ribbon dispensed from a spool about a gathered neck. A pulley and proximity switch are mounted to prevent the completion of a tying cycle if a bag neck is not properly gathered and ready to be tied.

Abstract: A device for girding an article with a strip of adhesive tape whose ends adhere to one another where the device includes a housing with a cavity for accommodating a supply roll of adhesive tape, a star wheel rotatable with light friction having a number of spokes bounding identical, substantially radial recesses disposed at mutually equiangular distances, two mutually registered slits open on one side which are present in the front wall and the rear wall respective of the housing and which together bound a channel wherethrough an article for girding is moved from the open side. A movable positioning arm is arranged hingedly on a tilt piece which engages with its free end into a recess in the star wheel, whereby this star wheel is positioned such that another recess is situated in a channel and is ready to receive an article for girding.

Abstract: A device for applying a closing strip, which device comprises for this purpose a box-like housing profiled with a channel (6). The housing herein comprises a first storage space for adhesive tape, first through-feed means for feeding a strip of adhesive tape from said space to the channel, and a rotor with fins for guiding the adhesive tape into the channel with the sticking side facing outward. The housing further comprises a second storage space for tape-like material, second through-feed means for feeding a strip of tape-like material from the second drum-shaped space to the channel. Means are present in the channel for forming a closing strip tape from the supplied strip of adhesive tape and the tape-like material, in addition to cutting means for severing the closing strip. The second drum-shaped space is partially enclosed by removably embodied closing means (35).

Abstract: A binding machine which uses a binding piece belt which is a series of binding pieces each of which is a flat plate of elastic material having a first opening substantially at the center into which an object to be bound therewith is inserted, a second opening which is communicated with the first opening and extended to the outer periphery of the flat plate, and a pair of locking wings provided on both sides of the second opening, and the binding machine which operates to put the binding piece located at the top of the binding piece belt on the puckered mouth of a bag and bind the puckered mouth of the bag such a manner that the binding piece is substantially conical and the first opening engaged with the puckered mouth of the bag is at the top, the binding machine comprises a binding-piece feeding passageway and a binding piece holder.

Abstract: A bag neck tying device for tying a ribbon dispensed from a spool about a gathered neck. A pulley and proximity switch are mounted to prevent the completion of a tying cycle if a bag neck is not properly gathered and ready to be tied.

Abstract: An apparatus for binding an article with adhesive tape is disclosed which includes a housing having a cavity bounded by a front wall and a rear wall for accommodating a supply of adhesive tape. A rotatable star wheel having a number of radial recesses at equal angular distances for receiving an article to be bound with tape, and a peripheral surface. Two mutually registered open channels in the front and rear walls of the housing are formed, such that an article for binding may be transported from the top to the bottom of the housing. A tilt member located adjacent the star wheel having an actuating part pivotal about an axis towards and away from the star wheel and resiliently urged by a spring. A cutter affixed to the tilt member adjacent the star wheel and actuable by a through-fed article for cutting the tape. A stopper cam on the tilt member for limiting the displacement of the tilt member such that the cutter does not engage the peripheral surface of the star wheel while cutting the tape.

Abstract: A method of and apparatus for uncuffing a bag in a case, forming the top of the bag into a neck, and taping the neck, operable on non-square rectangular cases as well as square cases of different sizes.

Abstract: This invention is directed to a novel bag sealing machine. More particularly, this invention is directed to a novel machine which can be used for sealing and securing bags which are loaded and held in boxes. The bags in the boxes are loaded from the top with a designated product before the opening at the top of the bag is sealed by the machine.

Abstract: A strapping machine includes a pair of motor-driven feed rollers for feeding a band from a pool box and into encompassing relation to an object to be strapped. A pre-feeding roller pair is disposed between the pool box and the feed rollers for pre-feeding the band to the feed rollers. The pre-feeding roller pair is normally in a rest position which permits the band to travel therepast. When manually rotated, the prefeeding roller pair positively advances the band to deliver a leading end thereof to the feed rollers. A sensor detects rotation of the pre-feeding roller pair to energize the feed rollers for a predetermined time period to advance the band.

Abstract: An improved shredder has a closing device stored inside of its housing or inside a door. As the door is opened to pull out a bag filled with shredded paper, the bag closing device automatically protrudes and the operator has only to grab the top parts of the bag and press them through a groove made in the bag closing device and an adhesive tape wraps around the bag to close it.

Abstract: A wire tying device for tying a wire-like ribbon about a neck of a bag moved along a path by a conveyor. The packaging device includes a bag gathering apparatus including a bag clamp plate positioned adjacent the path of the neck of the bag and a plunger which moves along the path to engage the neck of the bag between the clamping mechanism and a slotted face plate for pulling slack out of a plastic bag and to draw to the bag to a control tension about the product. An improved drive mechanism smoothly and rapidly accelerates a needle for wrapping a section of wire ribbon around the neck of the bag, a twister hook for twisting the wire, a wire holder-shear for gripping and cutting the wire ribbon and a striper arm for removing the twisted wire from the twister hook.

Abstract: A device for wrapping a plurality of objects together into a tape-wrapped bundle includes a frame having an open-mouth recess, a quantity of one-sided cohesive tape, a pair of advance rollers mounted on the frame and selectively operable to advance a length of the tape, with the sticky substance thereon facing away from the recess, across the mouth of the recess such that, when objects are thereafter inserted into the recess, the advanced tape length will be gathered in the recess, a pair of relatively movable jaws, mounted on the frame and operatively arranged to selectively press together portions of the leading and trailing tape parts proximate the mouth of the recess, a wiping blade mounted on the pressing member for horizontal movement therewith but mounted for selective vertical movement relative thereto for progressively increasing the length of such pressed-together portions in a direction toward the objects, and a guillotine cutting blade assembly for cutting the extreme ends of the leading and trail

Abstract: This invention is directed to a novel bag sealing machine. More particularly, this invention is directed to a novel machine which can be used for sealing and securing bags which are loaded and held in boxes. The bags in the boxes are loaded from the top with a designated product before the opening at the top of the bag is sealed by the machine.

Abstract: A binding apparatus in which an adhesive tape is wound several times around an article to be bound, thereby binding the article. The binding apparatus includes a rotary table having a bobbin rotatably retained thereon, an adhesive tape feeding device for winding a given length of an adhesive tape around the bobbin, and a driving device for rotating the rotary table. The rotary table is rotated around the article to be bound by means of the driving device so that the adhesive tape wound around the bobbin on the rotary table is wound around the article to be bound.

Abstract: A machine for applying a twist-type tie to the neck of a bag has a path and sets of endless belts which come together at a nip along the path to propel a bag neck which passes into the nip forwardly to a tying zone in the path. Here a twist-type ribbon crosses the path and is secured at its end in a holder. An endless chain carries a pusher tab up to the tying zone behind the bag neck, causing the bag neck to gather behind and deflect the ribbon, then pauses, and thereafter resumes its forward motion to drive the bag neck out of the machine. During the pause a bag clamp secures the bag neck against a surface that is along the path and a needle lifts a portion of the ribbon upwardly behind the gathered bag neck and brings that portion of the ribbon to the holder so that the ribbon loops below the bag neck in the form of leading and trailing segments. While the needle is so extended, a twister hook gathers its leading and trailing segments and twists them together.

Abstract: A sealer for inflated balloons, consisting of a casing having a vertical transverse channel open at its upper end. A toothed wheel is mounted on one side of the channel and a resilient strip on the other side. The strip has an operative portion extending in the channel in curved abutting relation to the wheel. The latter and the strip cooperatively define a V-shape notch. Pressure adhesive tape extends from a spool around the toothed wheel. A cutting member is pivoted below the wheel and the strip. Pressing a balloon neck downwardly actuates the wheel and causes the leading portion of the tape to be peeled back from the strip and adhere to the incoming portion of the tape, thus surrounding the neck of the balloon.

Abstract: Device for applying a closing strip, comprising: a housing provided with a channel; a feed for closing strip tape emerging into said channel; a rotor mounted for rotation on said housing and provided with blades projecting into said channel; and cutting means located downstream from said rotor for cutting off the formed closing strip from the closing strip tape, characterized by a member located between said rotor and cutting means and extending into said channel for forming the closing strip during the guiding of the closing strip tape thereover.Preferably said member is an edge positioned transversely on said channel, and forms a part of the housing. If the device comprises further a feed for tape form material emerging into said channel and a magazine therefor, said feed for tape form material and its magazine are, preferably accommodated in a separate cassette.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for making bows comprises a tie member wrapping machine which wraps a tie member around a run of ribbon and twists it at the free ends. In order to dispose the tie at the center of the run of ribbon, a jig is mounted on the head of the wrapping machine to position the ribbon at the slot of the machine and to center the ribbon relative to the slot. The jig includes diverging rods around which the ribbon is wrapped. As the ribbon is moved rearwardly into the slot, a slack develops in the ribbon to permit a tight cinching of the central portion by the tie member.

Abstract: A binding apparatus for sealing bags containing any cakes, bread or the like by twisting a ribbon-like plastic-made binding cord or tie on the gathered open end or neck of the bag, with a tag placed under the tie and on the gathered bag neck. This apparatus comprises a bag carrying/gathering means which is a pair of intermittently rotating chains extending parallelly to a bag carrying conveyor; a tie delivering means consisting of a drum having provided on the outer circumference thereof stationary gather receivers and moving tie keep pins, and a pair of swing levers to bend the tie into a reversed U-shape for easy mounting on the gathered neck of the bag; a pushing member to move the swing levers downward and a tie cutter to cut the tie in place to a predetermined length; a tie twisting means to catch and twist the tie on the gathered bag neck and the tag placed in position on the gathers of the bag neck.

Abstract: An easy open and reclosable bag has flexible sheet walls sealed together to form a pouch. A separable reclosure tie is located adjacent one of those seals. The reclosure tie is composed of extensions of the bag walls which have an integral channel-shaped molding spaced from that seal. A line of specially shaped, closely spaced apart perforations through the bag walls extends between the molding and the one seal to permit the reclosure tie to be separated from the pouch-defining walls of the bag. Apparatus for making the easy open and reclosable bag is also disclosed.

Abstract: In a method for affixing a ribbon to a bag containing rolls etc. the bag is continuously fed to a predetermined position. A tie material is continuously fed such that the tie material is close to the bag, is able to tie up the open top of the bag, and then is severed for a specific length. Also, the ribbon is continuously and longitudinally fed along the bag to the open top thereof and severed for a specific length. A tie piece severed from the tie material is wound around the open top to tie up the open top together with the ribbon and to affix the ribbon to the bag.

Abstract: An automatic machine for forming an adhesive tape tie around the gathered together neck of a filled bag includes a tie former including a reciprocating gripper (41) for pulling a length of pressure sensitive adhesive tape (33) across the path of the gathered together neck of a filled bag and for holding the tape (33) across the path with its adhesive side towards the bag and a clamp (34, 35) for clamping the adhesive side of the adhesive tape (33) around the gathered together neck and onto itself to form the tie. The machine applies folded V-shaped tabs (48) to the adhesive side of the tape (33) on its passage from a supply wheel (43) to the gripper (41), and a cutter (40) cuts the tape (33) to form each tie immediately above each V-shaped tab. The clamp (34, 35) brings the other end of the tie into adhering contact with the other limb of the V-shaped tab (48) to provide a pilfer proof tie with a single tab (48) secured across both ends of the adhesive tape (33) forming each tie.

Abstract: An automatic bag tying apparatus for converting an open bag loosely holding a substance into a tight package. A first gripping assembly tightly grips the unsealed bag toward its mouth. A second gripping assembly loosely and slidably grips the unsealed bag to form a neck. A displacement assembly displaces the gripping means relative to each other to cause the gripping means to move apart until the substance stops against the second gripping means. Bag closure applying apparatus then applies a closure to the bag in close proximity to the substance to create the final, closed, tight package. The tying apparatus further includes a guide assembly, and the gripping assemblies open sufficiently wide to allow passage of the bag and product therethrough which enables gravity loading of the apparatus. Tightening of the bag about the product is also controlled by pressure sensing apparatus to prevent over-tensioning of the bag.

Abstract: An apparatus for placing an elastic band (22A) around a vegetable bunch (19) comprising a band stretcher assembly (26) for receiving the band, a plurality of fingers (46) for stretching the band, and means (37) for moving the band stretcher towards a top plate assembly 21 along a central axis. The band is placed on the band stretcher fingers and stretched, the vegetable bunch is placed through the openings (20) and (50) and the band relaxed therearound. The band stretcher is then moved from the top plate assembly to disengage said fingers from said band. Thereafter the plate sections (54) and (55) are pivoted to enlarge the opening (20) and allow the banded vegetable bunch to drop from the apparatus.

Abstract: The present invention is an apparatus and method for bundling and tying a product. A plurality of spaced product carriers are sequentially moved along a conveyor flight. At a first station along said flight, a product tie is inserted into each spaced carrier. Each carrier is then advanced to a second station and a product is inserted therein. Each carrier, containing a product and a product tie, is then advanced along said conveyor flight to a third station where the tie is secured about the product. Thereafter, the tied product is discharged from the apparatus at a delivery station. Tie insertion, conveyor operation, product tying, and product delivery are automatic operations, one in coordination with the other and at a selected rate.

Abstract: In a device for automatic tying of packages, the raising of an arm and insertion of a package to be tied, followed by lowering of the arm, automatically draws from a reel the requisite quantity of twist-tape, cuts the tape away from the reel and ties the twist-tape into a knot. The twist-tape is the paper or vinyl tie having a soft wire sandwiched between two layers of the paper or vinyl material.

Abstract: Disclosed is a package bag binding apparatus for binding openings of package bags filled with packages. A binding device is vertically movably mounted on a frame above a conveyor which conveys filled package bags to a position below the binding device. A detector detects the filling level of the package bags and moves the binding device to the proper vertical level for binding the openings of the bags so that fillings are not sandwiched in the bound place. In one embodiment, the binding device is initially raised to a lifted position and is lowered to a binding position detected by the detector.

Abstract: Apparatus is mounted on the rear of a riding lawn mower for utilizing a large supply of large size plastic sheet tubing to form plastic bags as needed for receiving the grass cuttings being discharged from the lawn mower, so that the mower operator need not leave his seat on the lawn mower in order to seal the plastic bag after it is full of cuttings, and to discharge the bag away from the lawn mower. This apparatus is vertically mounted. The grass cuttings are blown to the top of the apparatus into a first air-release funnel. Beneath this funnel is a supply of large plastic sheet tubing folded lengthwise into an annular cartridge. A throttle section is positioned beneath the cartridge for collapsing the sheet tubing into a rope-like formation. Then a pair of vertically-spaced sealing tape dispensers serve to seal the rope-like formation at two locations. Then a cutter severs the plastic to complete sealing the top of a filled bag and for sealing the bottom of the next plastic bag to be filled.

Abstract: Apparatus for binding closed the openings of bags in which predetermined lengths of non-adhesive face-applying tape are applied to the adhesive surface of adhesive tape at predetermined intervals, the adhesive surface of the adhesive tape between the predetermined lengths of the non-adhesive face-applying tape is wrapped around the puckered openings of bags to be bound shut, and the predetermined lengths of the non-adhesive face-applying tape and the underlying adhesive tape are thereafter severed so as to divide the predetermined lengths of the non-adhesive face-applying tape into two equal portions, whereby both ends of the adhesive tape binding each successive bag have separate, equally sized portions of the non-adhesive face-applying tape applied thereto.

Abstract: A machine for applying adhesive tape ties to filled bags comprises an adhesive tape path leading from an adhesive tape supply reel 1, manually movable accommodation means 6 which are located on one side of the adhesive tape path, which face the adhesive side of the adhesive tape 10, which accommodate the gathered together neck 40 of a bag, and which control its movement through the machine, an adhesive tape support 28 which is located on the other side of the adhesive tape path and which converges with and joins the adhesive tape path at a contact region 31 with substantially only line contact between them, a paper tape path leading from a paper tape supply reel 4 into contact with the adhesive tape path immediately downstream of the contact region 31 from the opposite side of the adhesive tape path, and a cutter 7 arranged to sever the adhesive 10 and paper 32 tapes to complete the tie.

Abstract: A packing apparatus, in particular for provisions in a squeezed style package, is provided comprising a hopper to supply a predetermined amount of the provisions into a synthetic resin film tube, a heat-seal and fusion cutting device disposed beneath the hopper to heat seal and cut the tube, a squeezing device disposed beneath the heat-seal and cutting device comprising two pairs of horizontal parallel bars disposed at right angles such that the confronting bars of each of the pairs are adapted to be moved towards and away from each other, a taping device disposed near the squeezing device and adapted to tape around the squeezed portion of the packing with an adhesive tape, a cutting device to sever the adhesive tape after taping, and a driving means to actuate the various components in a synthronized manner.

Abstract: In a device for closing a U-shaped clip about the gathered end of a wrapper and comprising a housing carrying a clip-closing die and, a punch pivotally mounted on the die to move from inoperative to clip-closing position in cooperation with the die, the improvement which comprises (a) a wedge shaped opening provided in one end face of the housing, the opening widening adjacent the apex to form a space for receiving the gathered end; (b) two gathering arms pivotally mounted on the housing on opposite sides of the wedge-shaped opening so that, upon pivoting, a gathered end within the opening is caused to enter the receiving space; and (c) a gathering nose on the punch; the punch being pivoted, only after the gathering arms have been closed, so that the nose engages and further compacts the gathered end against the die whereupon the punch applies the clip about the gathered end, the clip being closed by the die.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for filling and transferring a bag while maintaining the extended tab of the bag slidingly secured on holding pins. A first bag from a plurality of juxtaposed bags is opened and filled while its extended tab is maintained stationary on holding pins. After the bag is filled, the bag is caused to be displaced on the holding pin to a bag tieing position. During the displacement of the bag to its tieing position, a neck portion is formed in the upper part of the bag and this neck portion is fed against an adhesive tape which is simultaneously secured about the neck portion as it is formed.

Abstract: A device for binding a thermally adhesive tape to articles to be bundled, such as spinach, trefoil, asparagus and the like, includes a base, an arm pivotally mounted on the base, a tape supply mounted on the arm, and a working stand provided on the base at a position where the working stand is faced with a free end of the arm when it is pivotally moved to a working position. A working head is provided on the free end of the arm and comprises a cutter to cut the tape from the tape supply, a tape bundling member to hold a tape portion around the articles between the tape bundling member and the working stand when the arm is pivotally moved to the working position, and a tape leading member to lead a new tape leading end from the succeeding tape after the tape portion around the articles is cut. A heater is provided in either of the working head or the working stand so as to heat and bond the overlapped portion of the tape around the articles.

Abstract: A tie band is secured about the neck of an article in response to displacement of the neck against that band and simultaneous travel of the neck and band.

Abstract: A binding device for binding the openings of bags or the like which is small and simple in structure but effective in operation without requiring an electric power source. The binding device comprises: a stationary vertical support plate carrying a reel of binding material, a pair of rocking plates pivotally secured to the support plate, a cord delivery mechanism having a pair of supporting rollers, a cord winding mechanism having an actuating rod, an actuating plate and a pair of winding arms, a cord cutting mechanism, and a cord twisting mechanism having an engaging pawl to twist the end portions of a cut cord piece together.

Abstract: A bag at a filling station is automatically filled with loose fruit, such as apples, while the mouth of the bag is held open by a pair of finger gripping assemblies. Upon the conclusion of the filling operation the finger gripping assemblies, which are mounted upon a pivotable transfer arm, are swung away from the filling station to carry the filled bag into the throat of an automatic bag tying machine with the upper end of the bag being bunched together into a neck within the throat of the machine. When the bag is fully received in the throat of the machine, the machine is pivoted downwardly to bring the lower face thereof into engagement with the fruit in the bag. Thus, when the tie is thereafter applied about the neck of the bag within the throat of the machine a tight package is formed which will facilitate the later handling thereof and which will be more attractive to the ultimate consumer.