Patent ID: 8202207

Claim:
A machine ( 11 ) for realising blanks ( 1 ) for packing substantially flat articles ( 4 ) exhibiting substantially polygonal shapes, in particular tiles and/or like construction articles, comprising at least a packing station ( 12 ) at which the blank ( 1 ) is folded at least partially about the at least a flat article ( 4 ), wherein it comprises: at least a preparation station ( 13 ) of lengths ( 5 ) of packing material, the preparation station ( 13 ) being predisposed at least partially to create a length ( 5 ) of packing material for each side ( 4 a ) of the at least a flat article ( 4 ) to be packed; at least a creasing station ( 14 ), operatively associated to the preparation station ( 13 ), for realising at least two predetermined fold lines ( 3 ) on each length ( 5 ) under preparation; at least an assembly station ( 15 ) at which the lengths ( 5 ) are consecutively joined to define a frame ( 6 ) having a substantially polygonal shape, a shape of which preferably reproduces the substantially polygonal shape of the flat article ( 4 ) to be packed.