Patent ID: 7334383

Claim:
A method of forming a package, comprising: inserting a first and a second cylindrical body into an endless belt such that each of the first and second cylindrical bodies contacts an inner surface of the endless belt; setting a third cylindrical body next to the first cylindrical body such that the third cylindrical body contacts an outer surface of the endless belt; and rotating a combination of the first and third cylindrical bodies toward the second cylindrical body to wind the endless belt around the first, second, and third cylindrical bodies such that the first, second, and third cylindrical bodies are arranged so as to be parallel to each other and substantially located in one plane, wherein a distance between each of the first, second, and third cylindrical bodies is not less than a value (L) determined by the following formula: L =2 ×T ×( n +1) wherein T is a thickness of the endless belt and n is a winding number of the endless belt.