Abstract: A box bottomed composite sack manufactured with a combination of monoaxially oriented tape fabric and non-oriented materials, and having a cover sheet bonded to the box bottom, is disclosed. The box bottomed sack is preferably constructed with either monoaxially oriented tape fabric or non-oriented material and can be coated on either side with a thermoplastic material such as polypropylene, polyethylene, ethylene vinyl acetate, and polyolefin to seal the sack and to facilitate bonding to the cover sheet. The cover sheet can be constructed with any suitable material, selected so that either the cover sheet or the sack body is made of monoaxially oriented tape fabric, and attached to the folded box bottom of the sack by a corresponding method for the specific cover sheet material. The cover sheet can be coated with thermoplastic material to facilitate bonding to the sack.

Abstract: A garment sorter for semi-automating the sorting of bulk used clothing, and a method of sorting such clothing. Bales of clothing are uncompressed, and single articles of clothing are fed to an operator. Equally, the system can be used for sorting loose clothing. The operator identifies the article verbally, or by keypad entry. Voice recognition software, or other appropriate application software, recognizes the identification, and associates an address with the identified article. The article is then fed to a compacting device that ensures that it is retained within a certain length along a transfer conveyor. The compacted article is then transported to transfer station where a pneumatic pusher, under the control of a PLC, pushes the identified article off the conveyor into a bin, or secondary sort system.