Patent ID: 6860089
Filing Date: 2005-03-01
Classification: B65B

Abstract:
1. A method for hermetically wrapping a bulk article on an apparatus comprising a rotary pocket wheel having a plurality of folding pocket boxes disposed along an outer periphery thereof, said rotary pocket wheel being supported for rotation about a center axis of said wheel, said method comprising the steps of: placing a strip of wrapping material about an article, such that ends of said strip extend parallel to one another from parallel edges of said article, one of said ends being longer than the other of said ends; wrapping each of said ends about said article such that a fin-like section containing each said end extends therefrom; heat sealing the fin-like section together; cooling the fin-like section; and sealing lateral ends of said strip about said article to complete the hermetic seal, said wrapping step including the additional steps of: