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OT-2026-000003335

Converted container end bag separator

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Material Handling › Package Handling
Assignee
BALLCORPORATION
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US-5346200-A, the United States Patent and Trademark Office, 13 September 1994
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An assembly is provided for separating a bag from a stack of bags. The assembly comprises a bag magazine having a bottom portion for supporting a stack of bags and a cutout section in the bottom portion. A gripping member is employed for engaging a bag in said magazine adjacent said bottom portion. A moving device is further provided for moving the gripping member between at least first and second positions, wherein the gripping member engages a bag through the cutout section when in the first position and wherein the second position is horizontally displaced from the cutout section. Movement of the gripping member from the first position to the second position while engaging the bag slidably removes the bag from the bag magazine.

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Abstract

An assembly is provided for separating a bag from a stack of bags. The assembly comprises a bag magazine having a bottom portion for supporting a stack of bags and a cutout section in the bottom portion. A gripping member is employed for engaging a bag in said magazine adjacent said bottom portion. A moving device is further provided for moving the gripping member between at least first and second positions, wherein the gripping member engages a bag through the cutout section when in the first position and wherein the second position is horizontally displaced from the cutout section. Movement of the gripping member from the first position to the second position while engaging the bag slidably removes the bag from the bag magazine.

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OpenTechnical Publication OT-2026-000003335, “Converted container end bag separator,” published September 15, 2026 at 20:11:51 UTC, https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000003335.

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