Abstract: A cutting mechanism for cutting a pipe includes a fixing board, a cutter mounted on the fixing board and a driving assembly. The cutter includes a base body, and a blade positioned on the base body. The driving assembly is mounted on the fixing board for driving the pipe move to the blade to be cut into pieces of certain lengths.

Abstract: An apparatus comprises a closed container formed of substantially rigid plastic, and a wrapper that is loosely disposed fully about the closed container. This wrapper may also have twist ties on opposing ends thereof. This apparatus may be used to provide packaging for a retail commodity.

Abstract: A bag tying apparatus for tying a ribbon about a gathered neck is provided. A holder-shear drive assembly moves a holder-shear assembly from side to side to grip and cut the ribbon. An over-travel compensation assembly compensates for over-travel of the holder-shear drive assembly relative to the travel of the holder-shear assembly.

Abstract: On an information-showing portion 10A of a tag 1A shown in FIG. 1, information is written. A mounting portion 11A has at two positions catching holes 11m which catch a linear binder which is fasted by being wound around a mounted target such as a bag and is bound to the mounted target together with the binder by fastening the binder passed through the catching holes 11m at the two positions to the mounted target. A coupling portion 12A is made by forming a concave portion 12m by notching part of a side of the information-showing portion 10A and integrally couples the mounting portion 11A and the information-showing portion 10A to each other through its width smaller than that of the information-showing portion 10A. According to such a configuration, an orientation of the tag 1A in a condition where it is attached to the mounted target may be more stable and at this time, it is possible to recognize the information securely.

Abstract: A bag tying apparatus for tying a ribbon about a gathered neck is provided. A holder-shear drive assembly moves a holder-shear assembly from side to side to grip and cut the ribbon. An over-travel compensation assembly compensates for over-travel of the holder-shear drive assembly relative to the travel of the holder-shear assembly.

Abstract: A binding machine is provided having a base member with a bifurcated shape in the front side thereof, into which an item can be inserted; a tie feed mechanism that feeds out a tie-like member of a predetermined length in the width direction of the base member so as to transverse an opening formed between the bifurcations of the base member; a tie guide mechanism having a pair of tie guide members capable of moving respectively in the substantially front/rear direction of the base member at the side areas of the opening thereby to press the front end side and the fed-out end side of the tie-like member toward the rear side by the respective front end portions, and a guide mechanism that guides each tie guide member toward the rear side substantially parallel to the opening, and turns the respective front end portions around toward the rear side of the opening thereby to make the respective front end portions closer to each other at the rear side of the opening; and a tying mechanism, provided at the rear side

Abstract: A tying machine for tying an article, such as an open part of a bag, includes an operating member connected to a drive shaft which in turn is connected to a link mechanism. A rack member is connected pivotally to the link mechanism and engages a single-direction gear which drives a rotary shaft and a cam member. The cam member actuates a wire bending unit, a wire cutting unit, and a wire twisting unit. A returning spring is associated with the drive shaft. The operations of the link mechanism and the rack member may be reversed by turning the operating member to rectify malfunctions.

Abstract: A twist tie feed device is provided for twisting together the ends of a tie ribbon which encircles a product including a base plate. A twist head assembly can be mounted on a base plate and receives a first end of a tie ribbon which encircles the product and a second end of the encircling tie ribbon and will rotate about itself to twist the tie ribbon about the product. Positive drive wheels and idler working in conjuction feed the ribbon in one of a first direction towards the twist head assembly and a second direction away from the twist head assembly. The positive drive wheels can contact the ribbon at one side and the idler can contact the ribbon on the other side to apply a positive drive force to the drive the ribbon as it passes between the drive wheels and idler. The ribbon can be fed in the second direction away from the twist head assembly, thereby tightening the ribbon about the product.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for forming a tamper resistant seal on a plastic bag containing a loaf of bread or other products is disclosed. The neck of the bag is flattened, gripped between a pair of upper inboard and outboard gathering belts and a pair of lower inboard and outboard gathering belts adjacent opposite sides of a segment of the neck of the bag. A row of perforations is formed in the bag neck as the bag moves adjacent a roller provided with teeth or cutting elements. Heated air jets are directed to engage the segment of the bag bridging between the inboard and the outboard gathering belts for fusing panels of the bag together to form a sealed strip spaced from the row of perforations in the bag neck to facilitate removal of the sealed strip from the bag.