Abstract: An improved assembly of bags (70) is disclosed which forms individual bags (100) connected in a continuous assembly with a line of perforations (50) between each of the bags. The bag assembly (70) is particularly suitable for indexing before a packing machine (88) for packing the individual bags with the bags being separable by tearing each bag off the assembly at the line of perforations (50).

Abstract: A film of uniform thickness is formed by two or more materials (A, B, etc.) extruded side-by-side with their common edge joined and co-mingled to form a single piece film. The film is preferably formed in a conventional slot die by use of a barrier dividing the entry manifold into two passages so that the materials co-mingle downstream of the barrier at their common edge. In one application, the film can be extruded partially clear and partially opaque to form a bread wrapper.

Abstract: A distributing device for placing cakes of meat into trays comprising a frame, a carriage mounted on the frame for reciprocating movement therealong between a home position where meat cakes are received to a meat drop position where the meat cakes are dropped into trays, and a pair of trap doors mounted on the carriage for reciprocating movement therealong in opposite directions and arranged to receive meat cakes. A drive device is connected to the carriage for movement of the carriage relative to the frame, while another drive device is connected to the doors for movement of the doors relative to the carriage. Provisions are made for successively moving the carriage with its load of meat cakes from its home position to its meat drop position where the trap doors are aligned with a row of trays, opening the trap doors to drop the meat cakes into a corresponding number of trays, closing the trap doors and returning the carriage to its home position.