Patent ID: 7013621

Claim:
An automatic film wrapping machine for wrapping a product traveling through said machine, comprising: a supply of an upper web of film; a supply of a lower web of film spaced from said upper web of film; a film guide assembly for pre-forming said upper and lower webs of film into a web envelope having a predetermined configuration to receive said product, said film guide assembly comprising at least one upper guide member positioned to receive said upper web of film, and at least one lower guide member positioned to receive said lower web of film, wherein said at least one upper guide member and said at least one lower guide member are positioned inside said web envelope and such that the distance between said upper and lower webs of film in said web envelope is greater than the height of said product; and opposite side seal mechanisms for sealing together said upper and lower webs of film, and wherein said upper and lower guide members extend past said side seal mechanisms in the direction of product travel.