Package making – Methods – Applying a partial cover
Patent
1997-11-08
2000-06-06
Johnson, Linda
Package making
Methods
Applying a partial cover
53466, 53228, 53544, 53580, 53586, 533893, B65B 1108
Patent
active
06070389&
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for wrapping articles, such as bundles of newspapers, on one or three sides is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a conveyor means, a paper guide and dispensing means for conveying a sheet of paper dispensed from a roll into the path of a bundle moving along the conveyor, a wrapping means for covering the bundle with paper on one or three sides, and a reciprocating, double-edged cutting means for cutting the desired length of paper from the roll. The three-way wrap assembly includes a pair of paper support means, preferably C-shaped flexible belts which contact the paper lightly at three points, allowing the paper to maintain a substantially vertical orientation relative to the path of the bundle during the wrapping operation. In the preferred embodiment, the apparatus includes an integrated bundle turner assembly for lifting and turning a bundle 90 degrees relative to its original path of travel. The apparatus may include a printing means, such as an ink jet assembly, mounted above the cutting means.
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Johnson Linda
Stachniak Jennifer S.
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