Patent ID: 8650843

Claim:
A method of packaging a product with an areal packaging material positioned at outer surfaces of the product, the method comprising: forming fold lines such that the product is completely surrounded by the packaging material, the forming of the fold lines including folding the packaging material adjacent to a lower side region while forming side surface regions and end face regions such that a container open at one side is formed; folding first sections of the packaging material that project beyond a rim of the container open at the one side in first regions of mutually oppositely disposed product side surfaces to overlap and cover an upper side of the product until the first sections contact and seal in a first sealing region; and sealing second sections of the packaging material that project outwardly from the product in second regions of mutually oppositely disposed end face regions with third sections of the packaging material that project outwardly from the product from an upper side region and from the side surface regions of the packaging material in a second sealing region and a third sealing region; wherein the second sealing region extends along three sides of a first of the end face regions, with the three sides being adjacent to the upper side region and to the side surface regions; wherein the third sealing region extends along three sides of a second of the end face regions, with the three sides also being adjacent to the upper side region and to the side surface regions; and wherein at least one sealing jaw and at least one counter-sealing jaw seal the packaging material in the second and third sealing regions along the three sides of the first and second of the end face regions.