Patent ID: 7757461

Claim:
A method for packaging flat objects ( 1 ) comprising the steps of: supplying the objects in a supply stream ( 3 ) in which distances (d) between objects are smaller than object lengths (l), and wherein the distance (d) is the distance between leading edges of two neighboring flat objects ( 1 ); supplying a quasi endless packaging material web ( 2 ) in a web direction; successively separating single objects from a head end of the supply stream ( 3 ) by accelerating each object using an acceleration means; successively positioning the separated objects directly on or below the supplied packaging material web ( 2 ) on acceleration by the acceleration means in a manner such that a row ( 4 ) is established directly on or below the packaging material web ( 2 ), in which row the objects are conveyed one after the other and distanced from one another, the object lengths ( 1 ) extending parallel to the conveying direction; and folding the packaging material web ( 2 ) around the row ( 4 ), or supplying a further packaging material web ( 2 ′) above or below the row ( 4 ) to cover the row on both sides, making at least one longitudinal seam and making transverse seams between each two neighbouring objects ( 11 ) in the row ( 4 ), such that each flat object ( 1 ) is enclosed on all sides by the packaging material.