Patent ID: 6553741
Filing Date: 2003-04-29
Classification: B65B

Abstract:
A method for automatically wrapping a sheet of material about a floral grouping, the floral grouping having a bloom end with one or more blooms and a stem portion comprising one or more stems, said method comprising the steps of:providing a sheet of material selected from the group of materials consisting of plastic or polymer films, fibers or fabric, metallic and non-metallic foils, paper, cellulose, leather, burlap, waxed sheet material, starched or sugared sheet material, and laminates, or combinations thereof; placing the sheet of material on a support surface; providing the floral grouping and positioning the floral grouping on the sheet of material; automatically gripping a first portion of the sheet of material via a gripping unit; and automatically gripping a second portion of the sheet of material; automatically moving the gripped first portion of the sheet of material over the stem portion of the floral grouping via movement of the first gripping unit to a position adjacent the second portion of the sheet of material; and automatically bonding the gripped first portion of the sheet of material to the second portion of the sheet of material wherein a portion of the stem portion of the floral grouping is covered by the sheet of material.