Bag holder for bag handling machine

A bag holder that holds a plurality of bags having spaced mounting holes formed in a top flange;

• the bag holder comprising:
• a frame member having a front, a rear, a top, and a bottom;
• a pair of pull-off hooks connected to the frame member;
• each of the pull-off hooks extending from the front surface of the frame member and under the bottom of the frame member;
• each pull-off hook being smoothly curved at least 180 degrees;
• the frame member defining a pair of slots;
• the pull-off hooks being adjustably connected to the frame member at the slots such that the space between the pull-off hooks may be adjusted by moving the pull-off hooks with respect to the frame member;
• a pair of rods each having a first end and a second end;
• the first end of each rod being connected to one of the pull-off hooks;
• each rod extending in a direction away from the rear of the frame member;
• and
• an air knife adapted to blow air toward the pull-off hooks.

A bag holder that holds a plurality of bags having spaced mounting holes formed in a top flange;

• the bag holder comprising:
• a frame member having a front, a rear, a top, and a bottom;
• a pair of pull-off hooks connected to the frame member, each of the pull-off hooks extending downwardly and rearwardly from the frame member and adapted to support at least a portion of the plurality of bags;
• and
• a pair of rods each having a first end and a second end;
• the first end of each rod being connected to one of the pull-off hooks;
• each rod extending in a direction away from the rear of the frame member;
• the second end of each rod being accessible to allow the plurality of bags to be mounted onto the rod;
• and
• each of the rods being tilted at a reference angle extending in a direction from the bottom of the frame member upward towards the top of the frame member and rearwardly away from the top of the frame member.

In a bag handling machine having a bag holding device having a pair of spaced pull-off hooks connected to a frame member;

• the pull-off hooks having a first end connected to the frame member;
• the pull-off hooks carrying at least one bag;
• the frame member having a front surface, a lower surface, and a rear surface;
• the improvement comprising:
• each pull-off hook having a curved portion;
• the bag being carried by the curved portions;
• the pull-off hooks adapted to allow the bag to be torn from the hooks without pinching the bag between the hooks and the frame member;
• a body rod connected to each of the pull-off hooks;
• each of the body rods having a first end connected to the hook and an accessible second end that allows bags to be loaded onto the body rods;
• and
• the second end of each body rod having an opening adapted to receive a bag wicket.

A bag holder that holds a plurality of bags;

• the bag holder comprising:
• a frame having a front, a rear, a top, and a bottom;
• a pair of pull-off hooks connected to the frame;
• each of the pull-off hooks extending downwardly and rearwardly from the frame and adapted to support at least a portion of the plurality of bags;
• and
• a pair of rods each having a first end and a second end;
• the first end of each rod being connected to one of the pull-off hooks;
• each rod extending in a direction away from the rear of the pull-off hooks;
• the second end of each rod being accessible to allow the plurality of bags to be mounted onto the rods;
• and
• an air knife adapted to blow air towards the pull off hooks.