Bag opening device for automatically opening plastic bags in supermarket check-out counters incorporating bag dispensing machines

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5142841
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07736394

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A bag opening device for supermarket check-out counters incorporating plastic bag dispensing machines, comprising two slides capable of mutual approaching and departing motion along a horizontal rail in a symmetrical direction with respect to a central position where the plastic bag to be opened is located; on each slide (7,8) is mounted a pair of rollers (1, 1' and 2, 2') in contact with each other, said pair of rollers being operated by a motor-reducer (13, 13') so as to simultaneously rotate the rollers of one pair in an opposite direction compared with the rollers of the other pair, said pairs of rollers being apt to come in contact with the opposite sides of a plastic bag (12) for grasping the sides and then pulling the sides apart, and subsequently to rotate in the opposite direction for releasing the sides of the bag from the grip of the rollers.

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A W A X PROGETTAZIONE E RICERCA S R LITALY VIGNOLA VIGNOLA MODENA

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Cappi, Angelo Modena, IT 26 341
Rimondi, Renato Bologna, IT 30 402

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