Patents Assigned to EPI Packaging Technologies, Inc.
  • Patent number: 5467572
    Abstract: The bagging system disclosed herein utilizes T-shirt type bags which are mounted on the projecting arms of a rack by means of holes through the handle portions of the bags. Between the handles a mounting tab extends upward from the front and back panels of the bag. Near its upper end, each tab includes an aperture which can be placed over a mounting hook on the rack and, below this aperture, is a transverse slit leaving only easily severed portions on each side thereof. An adhesive bond is provided between the adjacent tabs in successive sacks. This bond is provided on the facing portions of the mounting tabs above the bag mouth and below the respective transverse slit. The bond is strong enough to tear the easily severed portions. Accordingly, removal of one bag from the rack causes the front wall of the next bag to be torn from the respective central tab and that next bag is then opened across the arms while remaining attached to the bag behind.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 21, 1995
    Assignee: EPI Packaging Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard M. Wile, Lawrence Cole