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US 5,473,796 AGranted
Spin-clip bag closure
OwnerJoseph Fusilloinventor
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Abstract
A bag closure device for sealing the end of a rolled, plastic produce bag of the type having two or more opposing jaws connected by struts and a flexible hinge for each set of opposed jaws. The hinge is made of flexible material. Teeth are placed on the inside surfaces of the opposing jaws to hold the rolled bag within the jaws. The device seals the bag by gripping the bag with each opposed jaw.
Claims13
A bag closure device comprising
- (a) an elongated central body,
- (b) opposing jaws extending from opposite ends of said central body,
- (c) said opposing jaws comprising,
- (d) an upper jaw member,
- (e) a lower jaw member,
- (f) said upper and lower jaw members shaped to form a throat opening at their outermost portion,
- (g) said upper and lower jaw members shaped to form a mouth at their inside portion,
- (h) and a hinge at the innermost portion of each jaw set to hold each upper and lower jaw member in a fixed, spatial relationship, whereby, a rolled plastic produce bag end is pulled into each jaw to form an airtight bag closure.
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A bag closure device for holding and sealing the rolled end of a plastic bag comprising;
- four jaws, each jaw comprising an upper and lower jaw member,
- a strut member associated with and extending inwardly from each upper and lower jaw member,
- wherein each jaw is fixed in a quadrant of the device forming a circular arrangement with each jaw extending outwardly, wherein each strut member is directed inwardly towards the center,
- and a central hub member attached to the four struts from the upper jaw members and a second central hub member attached to the four struts from the lower jaw members, said central hubs connecting each set of struts together,
- and a hinge connecting each upper jaw member to its opposing lower jaw member.
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A bag closure device comprising
- a first jaw and a second jaw spaced apart,
- a central body connecting said first jaw and said second jaw,
- wherein said first jaw and said second jaw are substantially parallel facing upwards from said central body,
- wherein said first and said second jaws each comprise an opposing upper jaw member and lower jaw member,
- wherein each respective upper and lower jaw member defines a throat opening and a mouth portion, and
- a jaw hinge connecting each upper jaw member to its opposing lower jaw member, wherein each jaw hinge comprises an outward turned portion from the bottom of said upper jaw,
- a second outward turned portion from said lower jaw member,
- wherein said outward turned portions turn back towards the center to meet the outward turned portion from the opposing jaw member, thereby forming a C-shaped hinge connecting the upper jaw member to said lower jaw member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.