A closure strip guide is provided having a front plate, a back plate and a plate keeper. The back plate is carried proximate and spaced from the front plate to provide a gap thickness configured to guide a strip of clips. The plate keeper is configured to retain together the front plate and the back plate to retain the gap thickness to slidably receive and guide the strip of clips. The plate keeper also expands the gap thickness between the front plate and the back plate responsive to a stack-up jam to accommodate multiple layers of clips in the event the strip of clips dislodges and/or jams. A bag closing apparatus and a method are also provided.

A bag closure applying unit is provided for attaching a bag closure, for example, a “Kwik Lok” type and/or “Schutte” type of bag closure, to a bag. The bag closure applying unit includes an elongated housing having a first end and a second end, opposite to the first end, and a guiding channel extending between the first end and the second end. The guiding channel is configured for receiving a strip of bag closures. The bag closure applying unit further includes a moving mechanism configured for engaging the strip of bag closures and for moving the strip of bag closures through the guiding channel. The moving mechanism includes two engaging arms for engaging the strip of bag closures. The engaging arms are configured to engage the strip of bag closures at the longitudinal sides thereof.

A bag closure applying unit is provided for attaching a bag closure, for example, a “Kwik Lok” type and/or “Schutte” type of bag closure, to a bag. The bag closure applying unit includes an elongated housing having a first end and a second end, opposite to the first end, and a guiding channel extending between the first end and the second end. The guiding channel is configured for receiving a strip of bag closures. The bag closure applying unit further includes a moving mechanism configured for engaging the strip of bag closures and for moving the strip of bag closures through the guiding channel. The moving mechanism includes two engaging arms for engaging the strip of bag closures. The engaging arms are configured to engage the strip of bag closures at the longitudinal sides thereof.

A sealing clip comprises: a body part provided such that an inner space is formed by a pair of members mutually connected by a coupling means; a handle part formed at one end of the body part; and an elastic part provided on inner circumferential surfaces of the pair of members of the body part. The elastic part comprises: first and second elastic portions respectively provided on upper and lower parts of an inner circumferential surface of a first member of the body part; third and fourth elastic portions respectively provided on upper and lower parts of an inner circumferential surface of a second member of the body part. The first and third elastic portions provide an upper engagement structure, the second and fourth elastic portions provide a lower engagement structure, and engagement interfaces of the upper and lower engagement structures do not coincide with each other.

A system is configured to produce a series of printed clips. The system includes a source of web material, a cutting station, a drive assembly and a printing station. The web material is configured to pass through the system in a machine direction. The cutting station is configured to cut a first portion of the web material into at least a first clip, index the first portion after cutting, and sequentially cut a second portion of the web material into at least a second clip. Cut portions of the web material exit the cutting station in a free loop. A drive assembly is configured to feed web material of the free loop through the printing station at a web speed. The printing station is configured to print indicia on a first surface of the cut portions of the web material.

A sealing clip comprises: a body part provided such that an inner space is formed by a pair of members mutually connected by a coupling means; a handle part formed at one end of the body part; and an elastic part provided on inner circumferential surfaces of the pair of members of the body part. The elastic part comprises: first and second elastic portions respectively provided on upper and lower parts of an inner circumferential surface of a first member of the body part; third and fourth elastic portions respectively provided on upper and lower parts of an inner circumferential surface of a second member of the body part. The first and third elastic portions provide an upper engagement structure, the second and fourth elastic portions provide a lower engagement structure, and engagement interfaces of the upper and lower engagement structures do not coincide with each other.

An automated bag closure machine includes a mechanical bag closure advancement assembly and a mechanical bag closure breakoff assembly, wherein operation and timing of the mechanical bag closure breakoff assembly is governed by a cam and/or a manual pull-knob. The machine may include optical sensors configured to monitor the passage of bags through the machine and a fiber optic system to monitor the passage of bag closures through the machine. The machine may be mounted to other systems in a manner that allows fully fluid movement or adjustment of its position and orientation. The machine may have remote communications functionality.

A system and method for sealing containers such as bags using a sealing apparatus including handles connected to sealing strips, such as magnetic strips, for pulling apart the sealing strips to allow insertion of the container, which may be a bag holding a substance such as food or non-food items. The sealing apparatus can be provided as a separate device, or made integral with the container.

Disclosed is a bagging clip tool that couples to a shopping bag bagging station. The bagging clip tool helps to keep shopping bags hung from a bag holder hook in place as one of the shopping bags is opened, filled and removed. The bagging clip tool includes a handle, a clip coupled to a first end of the handle, and a T bar with a pair of wheels coupled to a second end of the handle. The clip keeps shopping bags hung from the bag holder hook in place as individual shopping bags are filled and removed from the bag holder hook. The pair of wheels easily grab and separate the two sides of the shopping bag so a user can open the shopping bag without fumbling.

Systems for encasing articles such as forage or crop bales in a protective wrap are disclosed. In some embodiments, the system includes a gathering mechanism and sealing device for bunching protective wrap and sealing the ends of the wrap material after one or more articles has been conveyed into the wrap material.