Patent ID: 6851249

Claim:
A packaging machine for wrapping, folding and taping a flexible photoconductive belt loop to prevent light from shocking such photoconductive belt loop during shipping and during loading into a machine, the packaging machine comprising: (a) a series of movable mandrels holding removable cylindrical cores for supporting, tensioning and folding the flexible photoconductive belt loop; (b) means for feeding a light occluding and protective flexible sheet over an external surface of the flexible photoconductive belt loop to form a photoconductive belt loop and protective sheet assembly thereof, said light occluding and protective flexible sheet having a first end, and a second end including a loop tacking portion adjacent said second end for overlapping said first end; (c) an aperture former for forming at least one loop tacking aperture through said loop tacking portion of said second end; (d) folding and end-tucking mechanisms for folding the photoconductive belt loop and protective sheet assembly into a tightly folded belt and protective sheet assembly around said cylindrical cores; and (e) first and second taping stations for applying an end pull tab piece of tape, and a loop tacking place of tape over said loop tacking portion and through said at least one loop tacking aperture onto a portion of said first end of said light occluding and protective flexible sheet.