Abstract: A method of producing cartons of packets of cigarettes, whereby a blank, folded in a U about a respective group of packets so as to leave three exposed surfaces from each of which at least two tabs of the blank project outwards, is finish-folded, over at least one of the exposed surfaces, by a respective single folding head having a folding device for each tab, and which provides for folding the tabs in the course of one linear movement in a direction parallel to the tabs for folding and to the respective exposed surface, and with the blank maintained stationary, together with the respective group of packets, in a folding station.

Abstract: A method and device for successively feeding portions of wrapping material to a wrapping machine, whereby the portions are drawn towards a transfer station by gripping devices on the forward branch of a conveyor having two belts and the return branch of which is located facing a folding seat on the wrapping machine; at the transfer station, each portion on the forward branch of the conveyor being moved through both belts and towards a respective folding seat by a respective product fed perpendicularly to the transportation surface of the conveyor.

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: 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: Method and apparatus for wrapping a signature bundle by moving a wrapping sheet into the path of movement of a bundle, said sheet being maintained in self-supporting fashion by imparting a bend thereto as it is fed to the wrapping station. The bundle "crashes" into the sheet causing it to collapse and wrap itself about the bundle. When the wrapping operation is completed, the wrapping sheet is wrapped around three contiguous surfaces of the bundle. The sheet is automatically cut and a new wrapping operation is initiated. The wrapping sheet may be printed upon by an ink jet printing characters "on the fly". The characters are printed backwards and "bleed through" the wrapping sheet to appear in normal manner.

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 method and device for producing partable cartons for packets of cigarettes, each carton being defined by two separate boxes formed from two substantially similar blanks, each divided by bend lines into a first and second panel on either side of an intermediate connecting portion, and at least one of which panels presents a lid tab; the carton being produced by feeding the two blanks, one upside down in relation to the other, along respective paths; folding the two second panels perpendicularly arranging the two second panels one on top of the other; feeding respective rows of packets on to the two second panels; and folding the remaining portions of the two blanks about the respective rows of packets.

Abstract: A method and device for folding packing blanks along preformed bend lines, whereby a blank, before being positioned with its intermediate portion contacting the product, and folded in a U about the product with two lateral portions contacting the same, is engaged by two gripping and strain-relieving devices by which the two lateral portions are oscillated by a given angle about respective bend lines connecting the lateral portions to the opposite edges of the intermediate portion.

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: An article wrapping device feeds an article to be wrapped on a conveyor in a generally horizontal direction. A sheet of wrapping material is fed upward from beneath the conveyor to intersect the path of the article. The sheet of wrapping material is maintained in a generally vertical orientation by a flow of forced air between the sheet of wrapping material and a generally vertical displaceable wall suspended alongside the path of the sheet of wrapping material. As the article intersects the sheet of wrapping material and the displaceable wall, the wall is displaced, and forces a leading edge of the sheet of wrapping material over a top side of the article.

Abstract: Article wrapping apparatus, particularly for wrapping cigarette packets in wrapper film, includes separate cutters (34A,14) respectively for severing a wrapper web into separate sections and for cutting the leading end of a tear strip attached to each section. Drive means (24) is provided for varying the path length of the web between the cutters. Separate drives (12,30) are provided respectively for the cutters and for the web, these being synchronized with a further separate drive for the articles. An air mover (32) assists feeding of the web towards the main cutter (34A); a further air mover (50) assists feeding of wrapper sections across and beyond the path of an article to be wrapped. Opposed belt conveyors (43,44) may be clamped together under action of air cylinders for feeding of wrapper sections without loss of timing.

Abstract: A machine for wrapping substantially parallelepiped box elements, typically packs of cigarettes, comprises a push rod by which each box is directed against a respective wrapper of heat-sealable material, and directed together with the wrapper into a pocket, also folders by which the wrapper is closed into a tubular sheath around the box, and a heat-seal device by which the overlapping edges of the wrapper are secured to one another. The folding and heat-seal steps both take place while the box remains positioned in the pocket, with the folders and heat-seal device operating sequentially and in such a way that the overlapping extremities of the wrapper are secured before bring released by the folders, thereby ensuring that the wrapper remains taut.

Abstract: In order to connect at least two layers of paper or the like, the layers are cut into strips in the connection area and forced out of the plane of the layers alternately and in pairs. To this effect punching and pressing tools with punching teeth may be provided.

Abstract: A number of pack units (3; 3.sup.1), such as rolls of soft tissue paper or packs of nappies, etc., which are enclosed by a banderole-like pack sleeve (2). The invention enables a pack to be produced which is well suited to efficient manufacture and which is also suitable for simple and safe handling, both in the production channel and in the consumer channel. In the area outside pairs of pack units (3; 3.sup.1) situated adjacent to one another, said pack sleeve (2) is attached to a holding device (4) running in an essentially straight path between the pack units (3; 3.sup.1). The invention also relates to a method for the manufacture of pack of this kind, and to an arrangement for the production of a pack of this kind.

Abstract: An apparatus for automatically applying a pressure-sensitive tab to the edge of a mailer which includes a feed spool of pressure-sensitive tape. The pressure-sensitive tape is fed through a tape slot of a tape guide block from where it is wound upon a driven windup spool. A pneumatically driven (or, if desired, solenoid driven) punch and die arrangement is positioned so that upon actuation, the die cuts a circular segment of the tape and wiper arms apply the circular cut tape segment to the edges of a mailer. This can be done while the edges of the mailer are stationary or moving parallel to the direction of the tape.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for wrapping a signature bundle by moving a wrapping sheet into the path of movement of a bundle, said sheet being maintained in self-supporting fashion by imparting a bend thereto as it is fed to the wrapping station. The bundle "crashes" into the sheet causing it to collapse and wrap itself about the bundle. When the wrapping operation is completed, the wrapping sheet is wrapped around three contiguous surfaces of the bundle. The sheet is automatically cut and a new wrapping operation is initiated. The wrapping sheet may be printed upon by an ink jet printing characters "on the fly". The characters are printed backwards and "bleed through" the wrapping sheet to appear in normal manner.

Abstract: Stacks of paper sheets are transported from a sheeter into a wrapper by the upper reach of an endless infeed conveyor. The front end faces of successive stacks catch up with and are decelerated by successive flights on an endless second conveyor which is driven at a speed less than the speed of the corresponding section of the infeed conveyor. This ensures that the dimensions of so-called tails, consisting of lowermost sheets of a stack which are shifted rearwardly with reference to the sheets above them, are reduced in size or that the tails are eliminated before the stacks enter the wrapping station. Misoriented stacks are reoriented ahead of the second conveyor by two endless lead-in conveyors having flexible belts trained over vertical pulleys and defining a channel the width of which decreases in the direction of advancement of the stacks.

Abstract: In a device for packaging objects in stretch film, the film (3) intersects the supporting face determined by the conveyor track (1), and the conveyor track (1) is at least partially of a width which is smaller than that of the objects (2) to be packed, in such a way that the latter project at the longitudinal sides relative to the conveyor track (1) and the part of the film situated below the supporting face can wrap around the bottom longitudinal edges against and on the edge areas of the bottom side of the objects to be packed.

Abstract: The receiving station of a packaging machine for stacks of folded paper napkins or the like has a cassette with a base plate and a cover plate. The spacing between the base and cover plates changes automatically not only during the course of each operating cycle, rather the basic spacing between the cover and base plates also capable of being adjusted while the machine is operating, in order to be able to quickly and reliably adapt the width of the cassette to different stack thicknesses.

Abstract: A wrapping machine, particularly for wrapping cigarette packets in wrapper film, includes a series of endless band conveyors (148, 152, 156, 166, 170) carrying pushers (150, 154, 158, 172) for moving successive packets (191) along a straight wrapping line. One of the pushers (158) is heated to seal a wrapper seam. Opposed heated band conveyors (166) simultaneously seal end folds of the wrapper. Packets are gripped between opposed conveyors (145, 148) immediately after intercepting a wrapper (100). Partially-wrapped packets are arranged to slide relative to surfaces (149, 153, 157, 180) to attain wrap tightness. Successive conveyors (e.g. 156, 170) are independently driven to allow phasing of the conveyors to vary the position at which packets are transferred between them.

Abstract: There is disclosed a food tray film wrapping machine having an improved film feeding mechanism particularly adapted to feeding pre-printed film from a continuous roll and assuring proper registration of the printing on the film-wrapped tray, including a receiving position for a large film roll provided with a pair of rollers for cradling the film roll, a film feed motor separate from the main wrapping machine motor, an automatic motor control responsive to optical sensors for sensing an index mark on the film sheet and for sensing the presence of a food tray at the machine wrapping station to stop and start the film feed motor, a perforating knife positioned adjacent the index mark sensor for perforating the film on a line across the film without separating it, and an arrangement of a filmfolding arm with gripping means for the film whereby the film sheet is separated at the perforation line as the folding arm tucks the trailing edge of the film sheet at the wrapping station under the food tray.

Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed for wrapping a moving bundle of newspapers with a wrapping paper on three sides prior to tying the bundle with tying straps. The apparatus includes a section for stacking a bundle of newspapers and a mechanism for dispensing wrapping material at a predetermined feed rate at a location generally in the path of the bundle. Means is provided to grip the wrapping material and to guide the material upwardly so as to cause it to interfere with the path of the bundle and to cause the wrapping material to wrap itself about the bundle and to contact three adjacent surfaces of the bundle. Means is provided to cut the wrapping material when a predetermined length has been dispensed sufficient to contact and cover the three adjacent predetermined surface portions of the bundle. Appropriate pneumatic/electronic circuitry is provided to control the respective speeds and sequences such that each step of the operation is provided in timed sequence.

Abstract: A means for packaging parcels feeds parcels along a conveyor into a stop bar. A continuous web of thermally shrinkable film is provided from separate supplies above and below the conveyor as a barrier between the conveyor and a platform in the same plane as the conveyor. A pusher member moves the parcels laterally off of the conveyor into the web of film so that the film is withdrawn from the supplies as the parcel is pushed onto the platform. Sealing means is movable into the space between the parcel on the platform and the conveyor to press together, cut and seal the film webs leaving a new web barrier in place at the edge of the conveyor. Movable stop means on the platform into which the pusher pushes the parcel opposes the movement of the parcel but is movable in the direction of the pusher and parcel. The movable stop means has drive means controlling its movement. Sensor means is positioned to be engaged by the pusher member the parcel of the film to control the rate of movement of the movable stop.

Abstract: A wrapping apparatus designed so that an attractively wrapped package is obtained at all times irrespective of the kind of a film used and the shape of a tray selected. Namely, there is provided a wrapping apparatus of the type in which a predetermined cut length of film fed by a film feeding mechanism is extended at a predetermined portion of the wrapping apparatus, an article to be wrapped is raised into engagement with the extended film from therebelow by an elevator mechanism, and the edges of the film are folded under the bottom of the article, thereby wrapping the article in the film, by a film folding mechanism comprising left and right folding members and either a front or rear folding member, wherein an article mount section of the elevator mechanism has at least left and right head portions disposed at the left and right sides, respectively, and each constituted by a plurality of heads.

Abstract: Packages to be wrapped, weighed and labeled are fed manually into an infeed station of a wrapping and weighing machine from an operator's position. A conveyor then carries them to a wrapping station. The packages are automatically wrapped at the wrapping station and returned to a weighing scale positioned above the infeed station at the operator's position where the packages are weighed and a label is printed adjacent the weighing scale and within convenient reach of the operator. The label is then manually applied by the operator as the wrapped and weighed package is removed from the scale. The wrapping station engages in continued cyclic operation so long as there are any packages in the machine. However, the conveyor operates on a demand basis in response to the placement of packages into the infeed. When a package is sensed, the conveyor goes through one operating cycle in synchronism with the operation of the wrapping station.

Abstract: An apparatus for metering a foil web (5) extending vertically downwards through the path of movement (1) of objects (2) to be wrapped thereby the free cutting tool being arranged above said path (1) allowing to cut off the metered web (5"). Between the supply roll (4) and the cutting tool (10), a metering roller pair (7) is arranged, is coupled with a drive means (8) adapted to be adjusted to a desired web length (5"), and beyond said cutting tool (10), a gripping assembly (11 . . . 16) for the free end of the foil web (5') supplied by the metering roller pair (7) is arranged which is movable vertically downwards from a starting position with the supply speed of said web, and is adapted to grip the free end of said web (5") with some friction, said friction being so that, when interrupting the supply by the metering roller pair (7), this end is released, the length of the path of movement of said gripping assembly (11 . . .

Abstract: A machine for wrapping cylindrical articles in a thermally weldable web has an automatic changeover system for webs of different widths in response to the detection of articles of different lengths. The system automatically guides the free end of a new web downwardly by a deflector connected to the upper jaw member of a double-welding system in which pairs of electrodes are energized to form two seams when successive articles are to be wrapped with the same web but where a new web is to be used, only a single seam is formed and the clamped end of the previously used web is cut away while the balance of the previously used web is rolled up again.

Abstract: A wrapping machine used to wrap with a prescribed wrapper a commodity having the shape of a hexahedron having a length, a width, and a height, as well as a top surface, a bottom surface, a front surface, a rear surface, a right side surface, and a left side surface; in this wrapping machine, the commodity being wrapped in a wrapping region, this wrapping region having a central position along the length of the commodity, and a reference wrapping position along the width of the commodity; the wrapping machine further comprising: a wrapping supply device that holds at least two wrappers of different sizes, and selectively supplies either of the wrappers to the wrapping region; a sensing device, provided in the wrapper supply device, that detects the sizes of the wrappers; a control device electrically connected to the sensing device, as well as operationally connected to the wrapper supply device; this control device has a display device, and it determines whether the sizes of the wrappers are within the usable

Abstract: A packaging machine suitable for the continuous packaging of products, or of groups of products having a different shape and size in height, wherein, thanks to a particular combined movement of the transversal welding unit, both of sinking down towards the product, and of accompanying of the same product during the welding step, relatively to a car for its essentially horizontal shift, a quick and correct packaging of the products is obtained, even very different as regards the length in the direction of advancement of the packaging film, besides as regards the height, with the consumption of the packaging material being minimized to the strictly necessary amount, and the continuous packaging after each other being made possible of products or of product groups, having mutually different dimensions.

Abstract: Apparatus for wrapping and sealing stacks of paper sheets from the output of high speed copiers and printers. The apparatus includes a paper handling assembly, a sealing assembly, rolls of a plastic film material, and a tote or hopper system. The paper handler permits single sheet feeding and inverting of sheets when desired. The sealing assembly wraps the stack of sheets with the plastic film and lowers a U-shaped sealing bar assembly around the wrapped package to seal simultaneously three sides thereof. Two of the three sides are parallel and near the edge of the plastic film, and are sealed with non-severing type seams. The third side is perpendicular to the other two sides and is sealed with a severing type seam. The severing type seam is made with a heating element on one side of the sealed plastic layers, and a non-heated cut-off wire located on the other side. The cut-off wire is also used to control the temperature in the seal area.

Abstract: An automatic, continuous-cycle machine adapted for the wrapping of products consisting of groups of paper rolls, in which the product (P) is conveyed along a longitudinal path of travel and a wrapping sheet (15) in positioned thereon, said sheet being severed from a continuous ribbon which is unwound from a reel (21). The wrapper sheet is folded into tubular shape on the product, with partial overlapping of its edges (115-215) on the bottom of said product, and continuous sealing of said overlapped edges is then effected. Successively, the product with the tubular wrapper is rotated 90.degree. about a vertical axis, so that the portions of said wrapper which are still open are subjected to the action of final folding and sealing members.

Abstract: Packages to be wrapped, weighed and labeled are fed into an infeed station of a wrapping and weighing machine from an operator's position. The packages are automatically wrapped and returned to a weighing scale positioned above the infeed station at the operator's position where the packages are weighed and a label is printed adjacent the weighing scale and within convenient reach of the operator. The label is then manually applied by the operator as the wrapped and weighed package is removed from the scale. Since the scale is within convenient reach of the operator, packages which are too large to be wrapped by the machine, or which need to be repriced due to mark-down or the like, can be manually weighed and labeled or relabeled from the operator's position.

Abstract: A machine for the automatic protective wrapping of baggage items having different dimensions comprising conveyor belts for moving successive single baggage to an automatic bundling machine with two sealing bars disposed at right angles to each other, to adapt every individual baggage item in a heat-shrinkable plastic film in such a way to form a wrapper sealed on three sides, the fourth being contact-sealed after passage of the wrapper containing the baggage item through a tunnel-type hot-air oven in which the heat-shrinkage of the plastic film takes place with perfect adherence of it to the baggage.

Abstract: A device is provided for applying a binding material around an object. The object is moved by a conveyor means into a length of binding material that extends across the conveyor path. The binding material is tensioned by a reciprocable tensioning means and the length of material fed to the conveyor path is determined by a brake means that halts the further supply of the binding material in response to a predetermined length of movement of the tensioning means.

Abstract: A film folding control apparatus of a wrapping machine is a type in which a length of film fed by a film feeding mechanism is extended at a predetermined section of the wrapping machine. An article to be wrapped is raised into taut engagement with the extended film from therebelow. The edges of the film are folded under the bottom of the article, thereby wrapping the article in the film, by a film folding mechanism comprising left, right and front folding plates. The control apparatus comprises a data setting device for setting film length data, film tension data and tray type data in dependence upon a number of an article to be wrapped. A preset memory stores this data in correspondence with the number of the article to be wrapped. A control unit is responsive to an input of the number of the article to be wrapped.

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: There is disclosed an improved form of folding arms in a tray packaging wrapping machine that elevates a tray of meat or other product causing it to be wrapped on top and sides by a sheet of stretchable PVC film after which arms fold the edges of the film underneath the tray; wherein the improved folding arms move with nonrotational motion from opposing edges of the tray toward the center of the tray. Said arms have a film-engaging edge portion with a length substantially less than the width of the film sheet being folded, this edge portion being defined by an indentation in the outline of the arm at each end of the edge portion; the depth of the indentations are about 10% to about 50% of the length of the film-engaging edge portion and the transition between the film-engaging edge portion and the indentations is curved with a radius of curvature of about one-half inch.

Abstract: This invention relates to a packaging machine in which an item is stored on a container such as tray. The container is mechanically and automatically packaged in a bag-form with a stretch film. The film is folded down to the bottom surface of the container. The width of the container may be different in size. A label can be attached to a desired position on the item.

Abstract: An improved machine for wrapping continuously moving articles with heat-shrinkable material comprising a series of at least three horizontally aligned coplanar longitudinally spaced conveyors provided with a monodirectional continuous movement and with the adjacent sections of the two conveyors furthest downstream wound on at least a corresponding pair of return rollers supported by a support carriage which may be moved in an alternate manner parallel to the conveyor direction, means for supplying sheets of wrapping material and a pair of winding bar means caused by conveyor means to move continuously around the article being supplied on the intermediate conveyor such that during each rotation, while one of the bars takes a sheet of wrapping material and brings it across the path of a following continuously moving article so as to wind this material about three faces of this article, the other bar winds the material about the fourth face of the preceding article and, by means of the two adjacent conveyors fur

Abstract: The disclosure describes a machine for wrapping a band of self adhering transparent stretch plastic film around a roll of wound sheet material.

Abstract: A wrapping machine includes a mechanism for feeding a stretchable film, means for lift an article to be wrapped, a mechanism for underfolding the film, means for controlling the timing at which various elements of the wrapping machine are actuated, and means for adjusting the tension of the film. The film feeding mechanism clamps opposite edge portions of the film, which has been cut to a predetermined length, by a plurality of grippers to apply a prescribed tension to the film and extend the film at a predetermined position of the wrapping machine. The article lifting means is adapted to raise an article to be wrapped, which has been fed in by infeed conveyance means, into taut engagement with the film extended at the predetermined position.

Abstract: In the application of preprinted film wrappings around packing containers it is sometimes required that the text or decorative pattern of the wrapping should be located in a certain position in relation to the edges of the finished packing container. A method of film wrapping around an object, e.g. a packing container, is described in which a film web is joined to a waste material web and is advanced with the help of this until the decoration is situated in a predetermined position. Subsequently the packing containers are wrapped while the film web is delivered from a film roll whereupon the sealing is performed on a previously unused part of the film web. Apparatus for carrying out the method is described which comprises co-operating sealing jaws and a conveyor consisting of two parallel parts.

Abstract: An apparatus for wrapping rolls of paper includes a wrapping material feed system for deliverying sheets of wrapping material and includes spaced apart vacuum belts and a conveyor for delivering the rolls to be wrapped in a path which intersects that of the vacuum belts. The rolls are successively moved downwardly between the belts for displacement of the roll and the wrapping material into one of a series of transport buckets carried on an endless conveyor. The ends of the wrapping material are folded over the roll after which the buckets transport the rolls through successive stations where pins are partially inserted into the core of each roll as the wrapper is folded over the ends of the rolls and about the pins which are then fully inserted to move the wrapped ends a slight distance into the core. The pins are then removed and rotating members are moved into engagement with sides of the roll for fully inserting the folded ends of the wrapping material into the core.

Abstract: A wrapping machine comprises: front and rear folding members movable relative to each other in the longitudinal direction of the machine; a pair of lateral folding members respectively positioned at both lateral sides of the rear folding member, the lateral folding members being opened and closed with respect to each other in response to the longitudinal movement of the rear folding member; a folding area defined between the front and rear folding members and the pair of lateral folding members, in which folding area the edge portions of a piece of wrapping film are gathered together tightly underneath an object to be wrapped; and a pair of mounting members positioned above the pair of lateral folding members, respectively, and entering the space underneath the object so as to mount the same thereon before all of the folding members enter the space underneath the object so as to fold the piece of wrapping film.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for packaging irregularly shaped articles is provided in which one or more articles is supported on one or more supports, enclosing the supports and the articles in a pack and removing the supports through one or more openings in the pack.

Abstract: An ice cream sandwich wrapping apparatus includes an elevator which raises the ice cream sandwich to a wrapping position at which the wrapper extends over the top of and is draped along the sides of the ice cream sandwich, the elevator including a platform having a supporting surface for supporting the ice cream sandwich; a conveyor positioned adjacent the platform and including a conveying surface substantially coplanar with the supporting surface such that the ice cream sandwich can be pushed from the supporting surface to the conveying surface, the conveying surface including at least one recessed section open at an end thereof adjacent the platform; and a shoe movable in a direction toward and into abutment with the ice cream sandwich when the latter is on the supporting surface of the elevator, the shoe including a rear tucker for wrapping a rear buttom tuck panel of the wrapper about the ice cream sandwich as the shoe travels in the direction toward the ice cream sandwich, and a pusher fixedly connected

Abstract: A machine for packaging objects such as rolls of paper comprises a direction changing loading wheel to feed objects and groups of objects into closely grouped orientation in the wrapping machine for high speed passage through the machine in a continuous motion generally in a single direction and substantially at a single speed. A wrapper supply mechanism feeds sheets of wrapping material to lie between conveying belts above the article to be wrapped with the leading edge of the wrapper substantially ahead of the article or group of articles to be wrapped. A pair of vacuum wheels alongside the path of the article on axes skewed slightly outwardly from the article path pull the wrapper down in front of the article and allow it to pass underneath as the article passes so that the wrapper becomes wrapped around the top, front and bottom of the articles.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of packing an article which comprises the steps of: stretching and gripping a packing film; sending an article onto a reception block having a turning belt for mounting the article thereon, under the packing film; moving up the article together with the reception block so as to urge the article against the packing film; moving thereafter the reception block and a tuck block situated in an article send-in side of the reception block, to an article send-out side of the same, thereby shifting the article from the reception block to the tuck block, the packing film being put in a state where one end portion of the packing film is extended down through a gap between the reception block and the tuck block and gripped thereat, in shifting the article; moving a mounting portion of the belt of the reception block in a direction opposite to the direction of movement of the reception block and the tuck block, in shifting the article; and tucking-in the one end portion of the packing film under the

Abstract: For raising the rate of production of packaging machines, especially for the manufacture of cigarette packets (10, 11), the rate of production of an apparatus for wrapping the packets in an outer blank (film blank 19, 20) is to be raised. For this purpose a plurality, especially two adjacent packets (10, 11) are conveyed simultaneously, and are wrapped in a common overall blank (18) of corresponding width. After formation of a stable tubular blank, which wraps both the packets (10, 11), there follows the cutting through of the overall blank (18), with formation of the individual film blanks (19, 20) which thereafter are fully folded.

Abstract: There is disclosed apparatus for stacking and banding tags. The tag stacks are successively banded and a series of selected number of detachably connected tag stacks are produced.