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US 5,493,846 AGranted
Bag folding system
AssigneeAutomated Solutions, LLC
InventorsWilliam F. Baker, Robert A. Rhinefrank, Larry P. Hulsey, Kenneth C. Blaisdell
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AssigneeAutomated Solutions, LLC
InventorsWilliam F. Baker, Robert A. Rhinefrank, Larry P. Hulsey, Kenneth C. Blaisdell
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An apparatus for automatically folding an air bag to include a bubble fold, and for inserting the folded air bag into a retainer, the air bag having a first end coupled to the retainer and a second end. The apparatus includes a holding fixture for receiving and holding the retainer, a bag folding apparatus for folding the second end of the air bag and leaving a coupling portion coupling the second end to the first end, an inserter assembly for inserting the folded second end into the retainer, and a bubble blade for forming a bubble fold in the coupling portion, the bubble blade movable between a first position intermediate the holding fixture and the inserter assembly for overlying and contacting the coupling portion and a second position removed from intermediate the holding fixture and the inserter assembly.
An apparatus for automatically folding an air bag to include a bubble fold, and for inserting the folded air bag into a retainer, the air bag having a first end coupled to the retainer and a second end, the apparatus comprising:
A method of automatically packaging an air bag for deployment, the method comprising the steps:
A method of automatically packaging an air bag for deployment, the method comprising the steps of:
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