Transverse zipper bag material and method of and means for making same

A mechanism for making material suitable for use in a form, fill and seal operation comprising in combination:

• means for advancing a continuous sheet of thin plastic film material along a path including a fastener station therealong;
• means for supplying a first supply of flexible fastener strip material at one side of the sheet;
• means for supplying a second supply of flexible fastener strip material to the opposite side of the sheet;
• first guide means positioned at said station aligned with said first supply for guiding the first strip material laterally onto the sheet;
• second guide means positioned at said station aligned with said second supply of strip material for guiding the second strip material laterally onto said sheets positioned in alignment with said first supply of first strip material;
• means for securing said first and second strips to the film sheet;
• said first and second guide means includes open channels facing downwardly toward the film through which the flexible strip material slides;
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• including a movable wall along the forward side of the channels movable to a noninterfering position to allow exit of the fastener strip material from the channels when the film sheet is moved forwardly along the path after the strip material has been attached thereto.