Apparatus for packing disposable objects into an elongated tube of flexible material

An apparatus for packing at least one disposable object into an elongated tube of flexible material, comprising:

• a bin having an opening defined at a top portion thereof;
• a cassette holder located proximate the top portion of the bin;
• a removable cassette or unfoldable tubing of flexible material received in the cassette holder, the tubing being pullable from the cassette and attached to form a closed bottom for an elongated tube of increasing length having an open top end aligned with the opening for receiving the at least one disposable object within the elongated tube;
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• a closing mechanism located below the holder comprising at least one moveable part biased in a closed position and slidable in translation along a support between the closed position and an open position by pushing the at least one disposable object against the closing mechanism, the closing mechanism in the closed position pinching the flexible material such as to seal a portion of the elongated tube from a remainder of the elongated tube below the closing mechanism, the closing mechanism in the open position allowing the disposable object to be pushed within the bin below the closing mechanism.

An apparatus for packing at least one disposable object into an elongated tube of flexible material, comprising:

• a bin defining an enclosure with an opening defined at a top thereof for receiving at least one disposable object to be packed;
• a holder within the bin proximate the opening, the holder being adapted to receive a cassette of flexible unfoldable film providing an elongated film tube;
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• a closing mechanism located below the holder comprising first and second portions, the second portion being biased in a closed position against the first portion and defining a receiving surface for receiving the at least one disposable object, the second portion being slidable from the closed position to an open position through application of a vertical force against the receiving surface and being slidable from the open position to the closed position under the action of biasing means, the closing mechanism in the open position defining a passage between the opening of the bin and a bottom portion of the enclosure located below the closing mechanism, the closing mechanism in the closed position closing the said passage, with the first portion being retained stationary with respect to the bin.

An apparatus for packing at least one disposable object into an elongated tube of flexible material, comprising:

• a bin defining an enclosure with an opening defined at a top thereof for receiving at least one disposable object to be packed;
• a holder within the bin proximate the opening, the bolder being adapted to receive a cassette of flexible unfoldable film providing an elongated film tube;
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• a closing mechanism located below the holder comprising first and second portions, the second portion being biased in a closed position against the first portion and defining a receiving surface for receiving the at least one disposable object, the second portion being slidable along a direction angled downwardly with respect to a horizontal plane from the closed position to an open position through application of a vertical force against the receiving surface and being slidable from the open position to the closed position under the action of biasing means, the closing mechanism in the open position defining a passage between the opening of the bin and a bottom portion of the enclosure located below the closing mechanism, the closing mechanism in the closed position closing the said passage.