horizontally from each plate 90 is a rod like member 96 the bag fabric defining openings 24 24 is slid over the unsupported end of rods 96 96 and the opened bag supported beneath the orienting mechanism 80 after a selected number of articles a have been deposited in bag 10 an operator pivots the plates 90 90 from the fig3 position to the fig4 position resulting in the interlocking elements 32 34 of the bag fastener being in close relation the zipper fastener is actuated to close the bag and the end portions 72 72 of the ties 66 are tied to secure the contents of the bag the flaps 40 42 are positioned over the articles in either the fig3 or fig4 position of the members 96 96 bags 10 and support frames 12 may be selectively used individually or with various selected machines or operations such as knitting machines 84 hosiery toe closing machines 102 autoclaves 104 hosiery line closer machines 106 and dyeing 108 and boarding machines 110 or other machines or operations as desired fig7 illustrates one example of a system for handling hosiery articles knit articles are directed pneumatically from a knitting machine 84 through an orientation device 80 and into an opened bag 10 mounted in an opened condition upon a support frame.