Apparatus and process for positioning a fitment

A process for positioning and attaching a plurality of fitments to a film, comprising:

• a) engaging a first fitment with a means for indexing the fitments, the means for indexing the fitments driven by movement of the film and comprising a counterweight having two projecting fingers thereon, the projecting fingers being spaced apart from each other at respective outer ends of each finger;
• b) attaching the first fitment to the film;
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• c) advancing the film, with the first fitment attached thereto, such that as the first fitment advances past the means for indexing, the means for indexing rotates from a first position to a second position, and as a second fitment is advanced into attaching position, the means for indexing rotates back to the first position.

An apparatus for positioning and attaching a plurality of fitments to a film, comprising:

• a) a means for guiding a plurality of fitments;
• b) a means for attaching the fitments to the film;
• c) means for advancing the attached fitments and film;
• d) a means for indexing the fitments, the means for indexing the fitments comprising a wheel driven by movement of the film and having a plurality of projecting fingers thereon which are equally spaced apart from each other at respective outer ends of each finger, such that as each of the fitments is attached to the film and advances past the means for indexing, the means for indexing rotates intermittently in the same direction, and a subsequent fitment is advanced into attaching position;
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• e) means for braking the wheel sufficiently that the weight or force exerted on the wheel by the fitments will not substantially rotate the wheel, but still allow the wheel to rotate during advancement of each fitment after attachment to the film.

A process for positioning and attaching a plurality of fitments to a film, comprising:

• a) engaging each fitment with a means for indexing the fitment, the means for indexing each fitment comprising a wheel driven by movement of the film and having a plurality of projecting fingers thereon which are equally spaced apart from each other at respective outer ends of each finger, the projecting fingers being spaced apart from each other at respective outer ends of each finger;
• b) attaching each fitment to the film;
• c) advancing the film, with each fitment attached thereto, such that as each of the fitments is attached to the film and advances past the means for indexing, the means for indexing rotates intermittently in the same direction, and a subsequent fitment is advanced into attaching position;
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• d) braking the wheel sufficiently that the weight or force exerted on the wheel by the fitments will not substantially rotate the wheel, but still allow the wheel to rotate during advancement of each fitment after attachment to the film.