Abstract: An apparatus for collecting, arranging and bagging a matrix of bottles. The apparatus includes a collecting platform upon which bottles are arranged into a matrix. A bagging station is adjacent to the collection platform. Adjacent the end of the bagging station opposite the collection station is a mechanism for grasping and opening a continuous sleeve. A pusher is provided to push the matrix of bottles into the open end of the sleeve. A sealing/cutter mechansim seals both ends of the filled sleeve and severs the formed bag from the continuous sleeve stock.

Abstract: An apparatus for debagging and loading bagged bottles into a production stream is provided with a debagging station and a loading station. The debagging station includes a pair of bristle rollers to grasp the bag flap and a cutting mechanism to sever the flap from the bag and thereby expose the bottles. The loading station includes an infeed table, a take-off conveyor, and an indexing pusher for moving the bottles on the infeed table toward the take-off conveyor. A control system sequentially and repetitively activates the pusher to move the bottles onto the take-off conveyor and activates the take-off conveyor to accelerate the bottles into a production stream.

Abstract: A bagger (10) for packaging a plurality of bottles (12, 14) in plastic bags (20) comprises a main table assembly (28) and a main pusher assembly (30) at said main table assembly (28). The bagger (10) also includes a pair of identical side table assemblies (31, 33) at opposite sides (150) of the main table assembly (28), each of said table assemblies (31, 33) having a side pusher assembly (32). The bagger (10) further includes a bag holder assembly (42) and a sealing assembly (40). In operation, a bag (20) is first placed on the bag holder assembly (42). A group of bottles (12) is fed by a conveyor (16) to one side table assembly (31). A group of bottles (14) is fed by conveyor (18) to the other side table assembly (33).

Abstract: A bottle bagger (10) for bagging a plurality of bottles (12) in a plastic bag (14) comprises an upstream part (16), a downstream part (18), a table assembly (20), a pusher assembly (22), a sealing assembly (24) and a bag holder assembly (25). In operation, the bag (14) is first placed on the bag holder assembly (25) with the open end of the bag facing the upstream part (18) of the bagger (10). Bottles (12) are fed seriatim by a conveyor (44) onto an infeed table (26) of the table assembly (20) and are thereafter pushed downstream into the plastic bag (14) and onto an outfeed table (76) of the table assembly (20) by a pusher paddle (132) of the pusher assembly (22). Subsequently, the bag (14) is sealed and excess plastic from the bag is severed upstream of the seal by upper and lower sealing jaws (198, 192) of the sealing assembly (24). The bagged bottles (14) are then ready for storage or shipment.