Packaging machine former

a former assembly for a packaging machine, the assembly including:

• a frame to be fixed relative to the packaging machine so that the assembly can deliver tubular bag material to the packaging machine;
• a former mounted on the frame, the former being provided to receive strip bag material and reconfigure the strip material into the tubular bag material, the former including a former surface over which the strip material passes to be reconfigured, the former surface converging upwardly to a former opening;
• a product delivery tube extending downwardly to adjacent the opening and via which product is delivered to the interior of the tubular bag material;
• and wherein
• the frame includes an elongated frame member having a central elongated base having opposite end portions, and an arm extending from each end portion with the former being supported by the arm.