Patent ID: 8387432

Claim:
Apparatus for dispensing folded sheets of foil, the apparatus comprising: first advancement means for controllably advancing a strip of foil in a feed direction; folding means for folding a leading edge of said strip of foil; cutting means for cutting said strip of foil to form a sheet of foil; and second advancement means for flattening the fold formed in the leading edge of said sheet of foil and dispensing said folded sheet of foil, wherein said folding means comprises a shaped member, said shaped member being raised to block the path of said strip of foil as said strip of foil advances in its feed direction, said leading edge of said strip of foil follows said raised shaped member as said strip of foil advances forcing the said leading edge of said strip of foil upwardly and in a direction opposite to the feed direction of said strip of foil to fold back on itself by a predetermined amount.