Patent ID: 8650836

Claim:
A film-tail clamp, cut, and seal system for use in a wrapping apparatus for wrapping an associated item, the wrapping apparatus having an oval track vertically oriented and openable to move the track into and out of the associated item, the wrapping apparatus including a shuttle configured for movement along an inner periphery of the track and having a wrapping material dispensed therefrom for wrapping around the item, the film-tail clamp and seal system comprising: a clamp arm movable into and out of a plane defined through and parallel to the oval track, the clamp arm having a sealing element for contacting and sealing a free end portion of the wrapping material onto a portion of the wrapping material wrapped around the item, the clamp arm having a clamp for securing the wrapping material when the wrapping material is sealed onto the portion of the wrapping material and the clamp arm having a cutter for cutting the free end portion of the wrapping material from the portion sealed onto the wrapping material wrapped around the item; a first carriage for moving the clamp arm into and out of the plane defined through and parallel to the oval track; and a second carriage for moving the clamp arm toward and away from the item in a first direction within or parallel to the plane defined through and parallel to the oval track, the first and second carriages being movable perpendicular to one another.