Patent ID: 11877915
Assignee: OPTIMA NONWOVENS GMBH
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 5:
6. An apparatus for tucking a pair of opposing side seams into a body portion of a hygiene pant for packaging the hygiene pant,
with a device for pushing the side seams between a front region and a back region of the body portion a distance toward one another,
wherein a connecting device is provided for fixedly attaching or fixedly connecting the tucked side seams in at least one connection region to each other and/or to the body portion, so that the side seams tucked into the body portion are fixed in this position,
wherein an opening device is provided for applying a force to a pre-folded hygiene pant with projecting side seams for moving the front region and the back region at least in an area of a waist opening apart prior to the device tucking in the side seams between the front region and the back region of the body portion and the connecting device fixedly attaching or fixedly connecting the tucked side seams in the at least one connection region to each other and/or to the body portion.