Patent ID: 8650841

Claim:
An apparatus for wrapping at least one compressible object ( 105 ) in continuous foil ( 109 , 111 ), the apparatus comprising: wrapping means for wrapping at least a first side of said at least one compressible object ( 105 ) leaving one side unwrapped ( 207 ) whereby said continuous foil ( 109 , 111 ) covers all sides ( 201 , 203 , 205 ) of said at least one compressible object, except said one unwrapped side; a low friction gliding plate ( 119 ); a compression plate ( 101 ) for exerting a compression force on said at least one compressible object ( 105 ); and wrapping means for wrapping said unwrapped side of said at least one compressible object ( 105 ) by pushing said unwrapped side of said at least one compressible object ( 105 ) from the compression plate ( 101 ) towards said continuous foil ( 109 , 111 ) and towards and along said low friction gliding plate ( 119 ) in a direction parallel to said low friction gliding plate ( 119 ) such that said compression force exerted on said at least one compressible object ( 105 ) is transferred to and maintained by said low friction gliding plate ( 119 ), whereby said low friction gliding plate maintains compression across said unwrapped side while wrapping said unwrapped side.