Patent ID: 6789375
Filing Date: 2004-09-14
Classification: B65B

Abstract:
A method of enclosing flat printed products with a packaging material in the form of a continuous web, comprising the steps of:conveying the web of the packaging material in a horizontal conveying direction so that transversely spaced portions of the web are horizontally spaced from each other; depositing at least one pair of flat printed products on said packaging material web in transversely spaced relationship so that the two products of the pair rest beside each other in transversely aligned relationship on transversely spaced portions of the web; cutting said packaging material web in the conveying direction in a central area between the two printed products of the pair lying beside each other; folding over packaging material areas that adjoin the cut outwardly onto respective printed products of the pair of adjacent printed products; folding over packaging material areas which extend outwardly of respective printed products of the pair of adjacent printed products inwardly onto respective adjacent printed products so that the outwardly and inwardly folded areas at least partially overlap but are not joined together whereby said outwardly and inwardly folded packaging material areas together with the portions of the web on which said pair of flat printed products are deposited enclose said products; and joining said outwardly and inwardly folded areas of said packaging material web together with said portions of said web on which said pair of flat printed products are deposited, transversely of said conveying direction adjacent said pair of printed products, to produce a transversely extending web joinder straight across the entire width of the web.