Abstract: The end wall of a Bliss-type container is secured to the flanges extending from the side walls and the bottom of the container, the securing being accomplished by a single stitching device. The container body is caused to move in a closed path on a carriage or platen for the stitching operation.The term "stitching" herein is not intended to merely mean the use of staples, but is intended to mean, for example, the use of an eyelet machine, a riveting machine, or a commercial sewing machine.

Abstract: Packaging apparatus for placing reduced pressure on an open top flexible walled receptacle previously loaded at a higher ambient pressure and subsequently sealing the same, comprising a walled chamber having means therein for sealing the top of the receptacle, the chamber having a wall movable between an open position and a closed one, and having conveyor means disposed both interiorly and exteriorly of such wall, both conveyor means being selectively aligned with other conveyor means for transport of both sealed and unsealed receptacles. A preferred form of the apparatus comprehends a battery of such walled chambers where sealing of the receptacles takes place in tandem fashion, all the while movement taking place along conveyor means exterior of the walled chambers, as desired.