Patent ID: 8567163

Claim:
A method of packaging stacks of insulation panels, said method comprising the steps of: supplying a plurality of stacks, each stack comprising a plurality of insulation panels to a transfer position, at least some of the stacks having a first width and at least some of the stacks having a second width different from the first width; transferring each stack in a transfer direction into an adjustable spout having a discharge channel with a receiving end and a distal end; wherein said adjustable spout has a specific circumference; wherein the adjustable spout comprises at least four spout members; wherein the at least four spout members form said discharge channel and form a substantially closed rectangular cross-section; providing a plurality of foil material packages, each package being the same size and being received on the distal end of the discharge channel of the adjustable spout; adjusting the adjustable spout in two directions perpendicular to the transfer direction for increasing or decreasing the height and the width of the adjustable spout according to the size of each stack which is supplied for packaging; maintaining the specific circumference of the spout the same although the adjusted spout has been adjusted in height and width to accommodate stacks having the first width and stacks having the second width such that each of the stacks is packaged in one of the same sized packages; discharging each stack through the distal end of the discharge channel of the adjusted spout and into one of provided same sized packages received on the adjusted spout.