Patent ID: 7287361
Filing Date: 2007-10-30
Classification: B65B

Abstract:
1. Device for packaging products having a head and a stick, in wraps, comprising a frame including first supply means for supplying the products, second means for supplying a web of wrapping material, means for cutting a wrap from the web, a wrapping station having a driven series of means for retaining the products and circulating in a first direction about a horizontal shaft, and a drum driven in the same direction having means for enveloping the product heads with a wrap and means for securing the wrap on the products, the wrapping station comprising a supply station and a discharge station, the second supply means being positioned for supplying the web of wrapping material according to a path that is tangential to the drum, in a direction running along with the drum rotation; the securing means comprising heat welding arms that are also part of the enveloping means, the drum furthermore being provided with means for moving the heat welding arms between a first position in which they define a passage for the product head and a second position in which the wrap is secured by heat welding, the heat welding arms being provided with welding heads, that are connected to a power source by means of bendable conductive strips.