Patent ID: 6915621
Filing Date: 2005-07-12
Classification: A61F,B65B,B65H,G01G

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for wrapping pads, said apparatus comprising: a forming device over which a web of flexible wrapping material is adapted to be pulled in tension, said forming device comprising: a device for placing a series of pads, one after another, on the web as it is pulled past the forming device so that the pads move with the web over the opening and past the folding edges of the forming device; and a device for applying a force to the pads to force the pads against the central portion of the web as the pads move across said opening, said force being sufficient to cup the web to position the pads for travel past the first and second folding members with concurrent folding of the side margins of the web by respective folding edges to form a tube around the pads.