Patent ID: 6952909

Claim:
A method for holding and dividing film ( 1 ) of width (L) used to wrap palettised groups of products in machines comprising a platform ( 2 ) that rotates about its vertical axis (Z) and that supports on its surface (P) a group of products to be wrapped with the film ( 1 ) to form a wrapped stack ( 3 ) by rotating the platform ( 2 ); the film ( 1 ) being unwound from a reel ( 4 ), that rotates about its vertical axis (Z′), and that is supported by a frame located near the platform ( 2 ) and designed to move the reel ( 4 ) up and down in such a way as to completely wrap the stack ( 3 ) in height; the method comprising after the completion of wrapping the following steps: gripping a portion of film ( 1 ) of width (L 1 ) positioned between the stack ( 3 ) and the reel ( 4 ); tearing the film ( 1 ) close to the gripping area, said tearing step comprising rotating the platform ( 2 ) to tension the film ( 1 ) between the gripped portion and the stack ( 3 ); and positioning the gripped portion close to the edge of the platform ( 2 ).