Abstract: Copies (22) of preferably folded or stitched printed matter are transferred by means of a loading device (20) from a preceding station to a stacking device (30). The copies (22) are stacked in the stacking means (30) into stacks (120), positioned on a bottom (96). The bottom (96) can be lowered together with the stack (120) lying thereon. During this movement, the bottom is lowered simultaneously into a banding means (106) which applies itself to the bottom and the side walls of the stack. Thereafter the banding means (106) is closed tightly on top of the lowered stack (120), by means of sealing rams (118). The stack (120), with the loop wrapped around it, is then carried off, and the lowered bottom (96) or its partial bottoms (98, 100) return to their upper position.

Abstract: An insulation shipping package for compressible insulation products comprises at least two insulation package units, the insulation shipping package having a ratio of major face edge dimensions less than about 1:1.5, the insulation products being compressed to a greater extent in the insulation shipping package than in the units so that when the insulation shipping package is opened into individual units, each individual unit has two generally rectangular major faces and a ratio of major face edge dimensions less than about 1:1.5.

Abstract: A bundling apparatus includes a upper and lower platens, at least one of which moves vertically across a plate. The plate is preferably slightly slanted to prevent a stack of articles on the lower platen from toppling over. A continuous wrapping sheet is fed to the plate for wrapping the stack after compression between the platens.

Abstract: In a machine for packaging rolls of household paper products, packs are restrained between groups of vertical teeth associated with a conveyor passing through a wrapping station, a folding station and a heat seal station; equipping the wrapping station with additional vertical teeth fixed to a support afforded by the machine which are positioned alongside and offset from the group of conveyor teeth remote from the folding station, at a distance from the remaining group of conveyor teeth less than the distance which separates the two groups of conveyor teeth, a tighter restraint can be applied as the rolls are enveloped initially in the relative sheet of wrapping film, whereupon the movement of the conveyor teeth beyond the station will allow the sheet to slacken, and the rolls to regain their normal shape.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for storing a plurality of tires having a threaded portion, a rim portion and two sidewall portions, said method comprising the following steps; peripherally slicing each of said tires in two half tires along said threaded portion about midway between said sidewall portions; performing radial incisions in each of said two half tires, said incisions extending through said threaded portion and part of said sidewall portion; stacking up said half tires one on top of the other in order to form a pile of half tires; compressing said pile longitudinally in order to flatten said half tires one over the other; whereby, said radial incisions allow the threaded portion of each half tire to lie in the same plane as the sidewalls of the same half tire without warping when said half tire is compressed into a flattened condition.

Abstract: In a machine for wrapping rolls of household paper in plastic film, the standard heat seal roller is modified by fitting an offset device in the form of a bar set forward of the revolving heated sector in relation to the path followed by the packs of rolls and in the direction of rotation of the roller; the bar projects radially from the roller, and impinges on the sheet of film wrapped around each pack of rolls directed into the heat seal station, causing the two overlapping edges to shift one in relation to the other such that the wrapping is slackened marginally before the edges are joined, affording space into which the rolls can expand once beyond the confines of the heat seal station.

Abstract: To package a stack of flat objects, such as bags provided with handles, the stack having a height exceeding widths of the objects, the stack is wrapped by a section of a web of paper or plastic. The marginal portions of the web section which overlap at one side face of the stack are adhesively bonded to each other to form a tubular wrapper around the stack. End portions of the wrapper, which protrude from the ends of the stack, are folded onto the end faces of the stack so as to form folded corner portions. The folded corner portions are folded onto and adhesively bonded to one side face of the stack. To permit simple packaging, one side portion of each protruding end portion of the tubular wrapper is first folded onto the adjacent open end face of the stack about the longer edge of the end face.

Abstract: A thermal shrink film is continuously pulled out and is shaped into a tubular form. Individual items to be wrapped are fed into the tubular film sequentially and overlapping marginal portions of the tubular film extending lengthwise are sealed. The tubular film is sealed and cut transversely side of each of the items at the front end thereof and the tubular film is deformed inwardly by applying pressure thereto to decrease its internal volume. Then the tubular film is sealed and cut transversely of each item at the rear end thereof to form an intermediate package. The film of the intermediate package is shrunk by heating to thus shrink-wrap the item.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for automatically compressing and packaging loose fiber material. The fibrous material compressed in the bale tube to form a bale while a tube of bale overwrap material is being formed. The doors to the base overwrap material is being formed. The doors to the base tube open to allow the compressed material to be pushed out of the bale tube by the piston. The base overwrap material is then cut, sealed at the ends of the bale, and cooled at desired locations.

Abstract: Reams of paper advancing in a horizontal direction on a first belt are straightened initially by interaction with a transverse vertical barrier, while wrapping paper is drawn out from below the first belt and directed onto a third belt; the paper is pulled upright into the path of the ream by the elevation of a first gate affording a gap of height at least equal to that of the ream whereupon the ream is directed through the gap, becoming partially enveloped by the paper, then stopped on the third belt while the wrapping paper is cut near to the gate and the trailing edge simultaneously moistened with gum. Finally a second gate identical to the first is raised at the entry to the third belt, drawing up the remaining portion of the paper, and the conveying direction is reversed to take the ream back through the relative gap; the ream is thus enveloped completely and the gummed edge of the wrapping paper flattened and secured.

Abstract: A paper bundler for stacking and bundling recyclable paper waste, such as newspapers, magazines, and legal size or letter size office paper. The apparatus has two main parts, a basket and a cradle. The basket is made in two parts which are independently mounted to the cradle so they are free to rotate. Together, the halves of the basket form a paper receptacle which is rectangular and open at the top, with a gap in the middle for applying a strapping agent, such as masking tape. The cradle has a rectangular base and two vertical sides which support the rotating basket. A compression bar with a toggle latch is mounted on each half of the basket adjacent the gap between the two halves. The papers can be placed directly in the bundler as they are discarded. When the stack reaches a convenient size, the compression bars are used to compact the loose stack of newspapers into a tight bundle and hold them as the basket is rotated to apply the strapping agent to complete the bundling operation.

Abstract: An improved method for compressively packing an article having a bulky tow-like state includes the steps of compressively shaping the article into a cubic or rectangular parallelepiped, automatically wrapping the article from above and below by using flexible upper and lower wrapping materials, automatically applying reinforcements to all of the outer surfaces of the article by making use of a reinforcement lifting device, a reinforcement elevator, a reinforcement feed truck and the like, and bundling the outer surfaces of the wrapped and reinforced article with bundling belts. An apparatus for bundling the article to be packed includes reinforcement mounting devices disposed respectively on a head side and on a guide side portion of the apparatus. Each reinforcement mounting device is provided with a plurality of reinforcement holders which can advance and retreat at such locations that they will not interfere with bundling belt guides.

Abstract: A device for covering bales of unpacted fiber materials includes a winding device, which has spaced apart substantially parallel first and second rolls of bale covering material, on which a single covering material is wound such that the material extends between the two rolls of material. A bale of the fibrous material is formed on a support which, in one embodiment, comprises a carriage so that there is a relative movement between the bale support and the winding device, so as to cause the support with the bale to move through the plane of the covering material, thus, cause the material to wrap around the adjacent end and the sides, and up to the front end which is opposite the adjacent end. Covering material ends, which are arrived at the front of the bale are directed to a clamping device so that they are closed in the front of the bale.

Abstract: An overlapping signature stream is aligned, squeezed and formed into a stack which is dropped onto a rotatable platform of a lower bin. The platform is raised to reduce the distance between the lower bin and the platform. Pivotally mounted compression clips have compression arms which are pushed into the supports by the dropping stack. The platform lowers the stack beneath the clips enabling them to resume their normal horizontal orientation. The platform is raised to compress the stack between the platform and the clip arms. The platform is then lowered and rotated 180 degrees to receive the next stack and form a compensated bundle. The platform is split, providing a gap enabling passage of a pusher arm to eject a completed bundle. The pusher arm can move through the gap as the platform is raised to significantly reduce cycle time.

Abstract: For baling shrubs or bushes, in particular rose bushes, the roots (12) of the plants (10) substantially freed from soil are embedded in a moisture-containing substrate (14) such as peat and provided with a sheath or envelope. For this purpose a hollow of wire grating (16) is formed which is then partially filled with substrate (14). Thereafter the roots (12) of the lying plant (10) are placed on the substrate (14). Further substrate (14) is then applied to the roots (12). Finally the wire grating (16) is deformed by bending two edges (24, 26) of the hollow together to form a tube and the edges (24, 26) of the wire grating (16) are fixedly connected together. A machine for carrying out this method comprises at least one trough (48) onto which the wire grating (16) can be placed. A ram (74) is shaped complementary to the trough (48) and adapted to be pressed into the latter to deform the wire grating (16 ) to a hollow.

Abstract: An in-line strapping system which is particularly adaptable for strapping a compressible stack of sheet material includes a stack feeding mechanism which captures and holds the stack with its vertical side faces squared through the strapping cycle. A pair of vertically disposed compression belts captures the stack fed from an upstream squaring mechanism and feeds the stack into a strapping station to partially encircle the stack with a strap disposed in the path of movement. Only one lateral side of the stack is captured between the compression belt such that the stack is held in cantilevered fashion in the strapping station with the opposite lateral side unsupported. A rotary strap arm supports the partially wrapped strap and carries it around the unsupported rear portion of the stack to a sealing position overlapping the free end of the strap beneath the stack.

Abstract: An apparatus for closing a package around an article to be packaged by folding one or a plurality of closing flaps (3, 4) around the open side of a package. The apparatus comprises a conveyor track (13), first folding means (32) which are movable crosswise of the conveyor track, holder and pusher means (22) mounted below folding means (32) and movable crosswise of the conveyor track, a first conveyor track section followed by a second conveyor track section (13), the latter being vertically liftable and lowerable, and press means (8, 18) mounted above the second track section and vertically liftable and lowerable. Said folding means (32) are adapted to be movable together with holder and pusher means (22) and, in addition, relative to holder and pusher means (22). Above the first conveyor track section are means for positioning and measuring of the width of an arriving package.

Abstract: A fiber baling press consists of a rugged machine frame with a press ram in most cases movable from the top toward the bottom, a press box being movable underneath the ram. The press box consists of a press box casing which should be closed all around. This press box rests on a press box bottom plate which, in this case, for the pressing step, is simultaneously the lower press platen. The press ram as well as, in particular, the press box bottom plate are to be fashioned in the manner of a trough in order to impart to a piece of packaging material for the upper and lower sides of the bale of fiber a preliminary orientation directed toward the bale, after the press box casing has been pulled off the bale. A special advantage resides in making the bottom plate have a trough-like opening of the press box casing so that overflowing of the compacted fiber material over the four lateral flanges of the trough is avoided after withdrawing the press box casing. The piece of packaging material, e.g.

Abstract: For applying a covering to glass fibre insulation batts, the batts are deposited in succession into a vertically elongate batt stacking space to form a stack of the batts, and upper and lower compression plates each having a concave compression surface the shape of which compression surfaces correspond at least substantially to the shapes of convex upper and lower surfaces of the package, are displaced vertically by an amount sufficient to compress the stack between the upper and lower compression surfaces with a compression ratio of 6:1 to 11:1. A covering of flexible sheet material is then provided around the compressed stack to maintain the stack in a compressed state. The concave compression surfaces make possible a higher compression of the batts than was possible with the flat compression plates used in the prior art, without damaging the batts and therefore while allowing satisfactory recovery of the batts when released from their compressed state.

Abstract: The piece of packaging material (e.g. a sheet or plastic placed on the topside of the fiber material to be compacted exhibits marginal zones projecting all around, which must be detached from the press ram after the compressing step and must be placed against the bale. For the automatic detachment of the sheet from the press ram, leaf springs are fastened for this purpose at the side faces of the press ram and urge, after withdrawal of the press box casing, these marginal zones away from the press ram. Subsequently, the press box casing located there above again travels downwardly to the bale, namely only up to the top rim of the latter, during which step the marginal zones of the sheet projecting from the bale in the upward direction are uniformly brought into contact with the bale.

Abstract: Copies, preferably folded or stitched copies of printed matter, are taken over from a preceding station by means of a loading device, and transferred to a stacking device. The copies are compressed over their full surface before they reach the said stacking device, scaled up by pushing them a certain way one upon the other, and accumulated in synchronism with the operation of the said stacking device. The copies are taken over from the stacking device by a transfer device in the compressed condition, in the form of a total stack. The loading device, the stacking device, the transfer device and the said packaging device are united to one structural unit.

Abstract: To retain compressible articles such as paper towels, toilet paper and the like tightly compressed in a weldable foil, a feeding push element (3) pushes the articles into a bag and, in accordance with the invention, the bottom of the bag is yieldingly restrained to permit movement of the articles into the bag while displacing the bag against a yielding force. When the bag is filled, the counter abutment plate (6) adjacent the bottom of the bag has reached a limit or terminal position, so that articles in the bag are compressed. Hold-down elements then close over the still open end of the bag, permitting sealing of the still open bag while the articles are retained compressed. The abutment plate can then be moved out of position for further transport of the filled bag with the material retained therein in compressed condition.

Abstract: A packaging machine is provided for packaging bundles, optionally under compression, with tensionless cross-seals. One problem of conventional devices is that movable sealing bars tend to rupture film as it is pulled together around materials to be packaged, particularly if the materials are relatively high or heavy. Packaging products under compression is an additional challenge. In this instance, packages are generally fed substantially at a predetermined speed between upper and lower webs of film, which are then sealed at their sides. Compression of the products being packaged may be optionally practiced during such side seal formation, and later during cross seal formation. Subsequently, the products enclosed in the side-sealed web of films move into a cross seal area, optionally including a reciprocatable carriage, operation of which in effect causes the product being sealed to move backwards relative to seal bars forming a cross seal therefor.

Abstract: In the production of packs for stacks (10) of paper handkerchiefs, the problem is to give the cuboid pack an exact shape. Whe a stack of paper handkerchiefs is pushed into a pocket (13) of a folding turret (12), the stack (10) is compressed by a press plate (22) movable up and down in the peripheral direction of the folding turret (12) and, in this compressed form, is pushed into the pocket (13) together with a blank (11). On the opposite side of the folding turret, the virtually finished pack is pushed in the radial direction out of the pocket (13) and onto a push-out platform (48) which moves up and down along the periphery of the folding turret and which is temporarily, in particular during the reception of the pack, in synchronism with the folding turret (12). During a standstill phase of the push-out platform, the pack is transferred from the latter to a discharge conveyor (49).

Abstract: A packaging machine suitable for the continuous packaging of individual products, or of groups of overlapped products having a different size in height, such as signatures, newspapers, magazines, books, and the like, and provided with at least one running-belt pressing device which is vertically shiftable and is made integral with a car which suitable for reciprocating inside the packaging machine, and which supports a transversal-welding unit, which is provided with a combined motion of the welding element both downwards towards and products and of accompanying of the same products, so as to make it possible said products to be correctly packaged and to be perfectly stacked, with the packaging of even one individual product being made possible, independently on whether it even contains an extremely small number of pages.

Abstract: Fiber glass insulation batts are packaged by delivering them to the bottom of a stack of batts, then compressing the stack with a compression plate or platen. The compressed stack is pushed by the platen against a web of packaging film and into a hopper. The web adjacent one side of the stack is then moved over the top face of the stack to enclose it, and is heat welded to the web adjacent the other side of the stack. The web is severed intermediate the weld to separate the package from the web, leaving only a single weld in the package. The stack can be compressed by a dished platen to concentrate the greatest platen pressure at the periphery to avoid damaging the major portion of the surface of the batt contacted by the platen.

Abstract: In a bundling method and apparatus, a relatively long article is wound on a take-up reel and is then released onto a tray in a bundling unit located immediately below the take-up reel. On the tray, the wound article is compressed into a folded and flat posture by a preser, and is then bundled with a bundling band.

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for wrapping and closing a blank (1) of wrapping material around an article to be packaged. The wrapping blank consists of a rectangular piece of protective cardboard (3, 4), serving as an outer jacket for the package, and of a wrapper element (2) fastened to the other surface of said protective cardboard and wrappable around an article. The side edges of a package are closable by folding both ends (3, 4) of protective cardboard around the side edges of an article.

Abstract: An apparatus for forming and packaging articles of resilient compressible foam material is disclosed. The individual sheets of foam material are formed and introduced between confronting surfaces of the apparatus. Relative motion between the surfaces causes the sheets to roll upon themselves to form a compressed rolled article. Labels or wrappers are introduced at the trailing end of the sheets whereby the rolled article is compressed and rolled within the labels or wrappers.

Abstract: Machine for packaging paper pockets or bags containing substances used in infused beverages comprising a plurality of cup or pan-like devices, having a central depression, on which bears a first or lower paper ribbon or web receiving measures or doses or said substance, e.g. in powdered form, metering means to supply said measures to said paper ribbon, tamping means to tamp said substance and means to apply and seal a second paper ribbon on said first paper ribbon closing said substance measures in pockets or bags so-formed.

Abstract: The package to be wrapped is moved during a first step towards a foil section which is extended under tension transversely relative to the direction of movement of the package. During a further course of movement of the package the aforementioned foil section is applied to three sides around the package in a substantially U-shape. Subsequently, a loop is formed from the web-like foil by entraining means which act on the web-like foil. The two runs of the loop are releasably held at their ends by related holding means. These two loop runs of the foil are separated from each other using a cutting knife. The foil section thus produced, which runs along the rear side of the package, has a length which is greater than the height of the package. An end section of this foil section of greater length and which protrudes past the package is now displaced towards and against the underside of the package.

Abstract: The apparatus of each embodiment includes a suction housing having a perforated duct therein. Fibrous material supplied to the inlet of the duct is compacted by air being evacuated through the perforated sidewall of the duct. The continuous compacting of fibrous material aids in moving the already compacted material out the outlet of the duct.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a method and apparatus for packaging sanitary medical sponges which are deformable articles of a shape generally disposed in a flat plane with a stacked array thereof contained between two webs of packaging material, wherein the sponges are formed on a machine, they are delivered in a fixed number of at least two sponges from the machine in a stacked array with the planes of the sponges vertically disposed in a side-by-side relationship. Two webs of the packaging material are converged into a substantially V-shaped vertically disposed reception slot adapted to receive the stacked array of sponges. They are dropped into a reception slot so that the stacked array is substantially wedged therebetween.

Abstract: Apparatus for packaging mineral fiber insulation material includes a compression member to gradually compress the material, where the compression member contains a plurality of depressions, the downstream edge of the depressions being sloped to gradually blend with the plane of the compression surface, and the upstream edge of the depressions forming an abrupt drop from the plane of the compression surface, thereby defining an aperture at the upstream edge of the depressions for the escape of air during compression of the material, where the upstream edge is adapted to support the insulation material during the venting of the compressed air.

Abstract: Blocks of cheese are entubed in relatively thin plastic film wrapping material that is heat shrinkable and sealable. According to the method and apparatus, the entubed blocks of cheese are heated to tightly shrink the wrap onto the blocks of cheese to drive air out from between the cheese and the film wrap to provide for good shelf-life and to maintain flavor and other qualities of the product.

Abstract: The apparatus of each embodiment includes a suction housing having a perforated duct therein. Fibrous material supplied to the inlet of the duct is compacted by air being evacuated through the perforated sidewall of the duct. The continuous compacting of fibrous material aids in moving the already compacted material out the outlet of the duct.

Abstract: To close folded cardboard boxes having different filling levels, the box content is detected by a sensing ram and, according to the data detected in this way, scoring is then carried out on the box closing tabs so that it can then be closed by folding the closing tabs along the score lines. Scoring blades are connected to the sensing ram via toggle levers in such a way that after the sensing ram has been set down on the box contents, the scoring blades are moved outwards against the inner face of the closing tabs.

Abstract: A strip of coherent packets of compacted batches of ground coffee between two overlapping webs of water-permeable material is formed along the upper reach of an endless conveyor with plates having supporting surfaces facing upwardly during travel along the upper reach and provided with recesses which communicate with a suction generating device. The first web is deposited onto the supporting surfaces of successive plates at a first station, followed by deformation of the web at a second station to form therein pockets which extend into the respective recesses and receive batches containing metered quantities of ground coffee at a third station. The batches are compacted in two stages to form cakes from which loose particles are sucked up by a nozzle before the second web is placed over the first web and the cakes.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for handling a stack of sheets, including the stacking of the sheets from a continuous incoming stream of sheets and on a lower endboard, and compressing the stack and restricting the sides of the stack while the stack is moved laterally to a station where an upper endboard is applied and the stack is strapped or bound and then moved further away.

Abstract: Apparatus and method are provided for producing a compressed, rolled package of resilient foam material, wrapped with a flexible sheet material which is divided into a plurality of sections separated by pre-weakened areas along its length. The flexible sheet material is advanced by an upstream set of clutch-brake nip rolls and a downstream set of drive nip rolls. The two sets of nip rolls are operated in such a manner as to separate a single wrapping sheet from the length of flexible sheet material and to advance the single sheet into contact with the foam piece for feeding to a rolling and compressing packaging apparatus.

Abstract: In automatic preparation of flexible, disposable packing containers for materials such as eggs or fruits during intermittent transportation along a straight path of travel of each packing container, an opener cord is wound up and tied about the joint between receptacle and cover of the packing container while provisionally deforming, making use of the flexibility, the packing container so that the joint should assume an arcuate construction, and removal of deformation brings about tight winding-up of the joint so that pulling of the cord in a sealed packing container by users should enable easy opening of the packing container through breakage of the joint.

Abstract: An apparatus for bundling sheets or fascicles (11) which are supplied one by one and arranged in a regular loose bundle with the flat sides towards one another. The bundle is pushed in the transverse direction thereof from a bundling position in between press plates (26, 27) which are mutually spaced and are relatively movable towards and away from one another in a strapping position. A band (38) or the like is fed in the longitudinal direction thereof and means are provided to guide the band in a loop round the bundle compressed between the press plates. The loop is sealed by sealing means after which the bundle is pushed in its transverse direction from the strapping position.

Abstract: A machine for wrapping tape about an article in which a suppy of tape with adhesive on one side thereof is fed across a pair of spaced stationary jaws along a feeding platform and cut to a size for the bundle to be wrapped. The bundle to be wrapped is placed in the jaws, and against the tape, while holding bars, that reciprocate in the jaws, engage the ends of the tape, and move the tape upwardly about the bundle. Pincher jaws are provided and are located across the upstanding ends of the tape. The jaws squeeze the two ends together to secure the bundle and ejecting means move the bundle out of the jaws.

Abstract: In a paper sheet bundling apparatus for a paper sheet processing system, a thermally fusible bundling tape is wound round a paper sheet stack, and the trailing end of the tape is thermally bonded to a portion of the tape wound round the stack by a heating means. The bonding operation is effected on a heat receiving member interposed between the paper sheet stack and the tape wound thereround. The heat receiving member has a back side, outwardly curved contact surface, against which one edge portion of the paper sheet stack is urged and curved along it by a pressing lever in an initial stage of the bundling operation commencing with the rotation of a rotary body.

Abstract: Packs 12 of coffee or the like centrally disposed on a carton blank 11 are pushed down into the mouth of a holder compartment 53 by a ram sensing plate 33 under predetermined pressure, which folds up the side walls 16, 17 of the blank in a U-shape. Pivot arms 41, 42 disposed on opposite upper sides of the compartment and having vertically spaced embossing edges 38, 39 at their ends are then moved inwardly to crease the side walls at the height of the compressed packs in cooperation with sharp edges 34, 35 of the sensing plate. The latter is then withdrawn, whereafter horizontally movable folding tools 51, 52 move in laterally to bend down and overlap the upwardly extending coverwall tabs 19, 20.

Abstract: A horizontal baling apparatus including a horizontally reciprocally movable compression ram for compressing material into a totally enclosed baling chamber where the side and top walls of the baling chamber may be opened providing access thereto for wrapping of a formed bale. The side walls have two pairs of interengageable elements for locking and unlocking same with respect to the baling chamber. One of the interengageable elements of each pair is secured to one side wall and the other of the interengageable element of each pair is secured to a fluid-operated cylinder piston arrangement which in turn is secured to the other of said side walls. One of said pairs of interengageable elements is located adjacent the outer lower end of the side walls and the other pair of interengageable elements is located atop the side walls. Fluid control means are provided for sequential operation of the two cylinder piston arrangements for improved opening and closing procedures.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process and to apparatus for packing fibrous material in bales of high density, the material being pressed together in a final press and then being moved, together with the press-ram end piece and bottom plate, while still standing under pressure, out of the press compartment to further working positions where it is packed and reinforced.The invention enables the bales to be packed outside the press compartment which can be already fed, during the packing operation, with new material to be pressed.

Abstract: A horizontal baling apparatus including a horizontally reciprocally movable compression ram for compressing material into a totally enclosed baling chamber which is defined by an end platen, a compression platen on the ram, a bottom wall, and movable side and top walls. The end platens and bottom wall are adapted to receive bagging material thereover, which is held secure during formation of the bale, after which the baling chamber may be opened by opening the side and top walls, and the bagging material wrapped substantially totally around the six bale sides while the bale is held under compression, and after which appropriate strapping may be applied around the wrapped bale, likewise while the bale is under compression.

Abstract: This invention discloses apparatus for binding an article, such as a pack of bank notes, with a tape in a binding position. For this purpose, with rotation of a rotating member, the tape is supported by tape loop supporting pins and is wound to form a loop before a binding operation. The article is pushed into the loop and pressed before the tape is wound around the article. The tape supporting pins are retracted to disengage from the loop. The tape is drawn in a direction opposite to the supplying direction so as to be wound tightly around the article, and the trailing end of the tape is cut. The cut end of the tape is adhered to an adjacent portion of the tape. In this manner, tape binding is completed.

Abstract: A machine for wrapping a band around a stack of flat articles. A band guiding assembly and a clamp assembly are at a banding station. An end portion of a strip of banding material is advanced from the band guiding assembly to the clamp assembly, and a clamp mounted on the clamp assembly closes an end portion of the strip of banding material. The clamp assembly is separated from the band guiding assembly to provide an exposed section of the strip of banding material. The stack is advanced against the exposed section of the strip of banding material to draw the banding material around three sides of the stack. The section of the strip of banding material at the stack is cut to provide a second end portion for overlapping the first mentioned end portion. Glue is deposited on one of the end portions in position for overlapping by the other end portion.