Patent ID: 6023913
Filing Date: 2000-02-15
Classification: B65B

Abstract:
An apparatus for wrapping a napkin about an item of silverware comprising:a frame;means supported by the frame defining an elongated, substantially horizontally-disposed trough having a bottom and an upwardly-directed opening for accepting a napkin and an item of silverware in preparation of a napkin-wrapping operation so that when a napkin and an item of silverware are accepted by the trough, the napkin is disposed between the item of silverware and the bottom of the trough;an elongated blade supported by the frame within the trough and oriented substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the trough;means connected to the frame for rotating the blade about the longitudinal axis of the trough so that following acceptance of a napkin and an item of silverware by the trough as aforesaid, the blade can be rotated about the longitudinal axis of the trough to wrap the napkin about the silverware item into a wrapped arrangement.