Patent ID: 7393427

Claim:
A method for jacketing a product having a generally cylindrical outer surface, a circumference, and a length, comprising: providing a product having a generally cylindrical outer surface, a circumference, and a length; providing a sheet of jacketing material having a width substantially equal to or greater than the circumference of the product and a length substantially equal to the length of the product; locating the sheet of jacketing material on first and second belt means for conforming the sheet of jacketing material to and pressing the sheet of jacketing material against the generally cylindrical outer surface of the product and locating the product on the sheet of jacketing material; the first and second belt means each having a width substantially equal to or greater than the length of the generally cylindrical outer surface of the product and a length substantially equal to or greater than one half of the circumference of the product; wrapping the first and second belt means part of the way around the generally cylindrical surface of the product while maintaining the product stationary to conform the sheet of jacketing material to and press the sheet of jacketing material against the generally cylindrical outer surface of the product so that the sheet of jacketing material may be bonded to the generally cylindrical outer surface of the product.