Wrapping

BPERFORMING OPERATIONS TRANSPORTING B65Thin material handling B65BMACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS UNPACKING

B65B11/00Wrapping

B65B11/004in blanks B65B11/006Helical strip wrapping combined with roping B65B11/008by webs revolving around articles moved along the axis of revolution B65B11/02Wrapping articles, or quantities of material, without changing their position during the wrapping operation B65B11/025by webs revolving around stationary articles B65B11/04the articles being rotated B65B11/045by rotating platforms supporting the articles B65B11/06Wrapping articles, or quantities of material, by conveying wrapper and contents in common defined paths B65B11/08in a single straight path B65B11/10to fold the wrappers in tubular form about contents B65B11/105the axis of the tube being parallel to the conveying direction B65B11/12and then to form closing folds of similar form at opposite ends of the tube B65B11/14the ends of the tube being subsequently twisted B65B11/16to fold the wrappers in channel form about contents and then to close the ends of the channel by folding and finally the mouth of the channel by folding or twisting B65B11/18in two or more straight paths B65B11/20to fold the wrappers in tubular form about contents B65B11/22and then to form closing folds of similar form at opposite ends of the tube B65B11/24the ends of the tube being subsequently twisted B65B11/26to fold the wrappers in channel form about contents and then to close the ends of the channel by folding and finally the mouth of the channel by folding or twisting B65B11/28in a curved path B65B11/30to fold the wrappers in tubular form about contents B65B11/32and then to form closing folds of similar form at opposite ends of the tube B65B11/34the ends of the tube being subsequently twisted B65B11/36to fold the wrappers in channel form about contents and then to close the ends of the channel by folding and finally the mouth of the channel by folding or twisting B65B11/38in a combination of straight and curved paths B65B11/40to fold the wrappers in tubular form about contents B65B11/42and then to form closing folds of similar form at opposite ends of the tube B65B11/44the ends of the tube being subsequently twisted B65B11/46to fold the wrappers in channel form about contents and then to close the ends of the channel by folding and finally the mouth of the channel by folding or twisting B65B11/48Enclosing articles, or quantities of material, by folding a wrapper B65B11/50Enclosing articles, or quantities of material, by disposing contents between two sheets B65B11/52one sheet being rendered plastic B65B11/54Wrapping by causing the wrapper to embrace one end and all sides of the contents, and closing the wrapper onto the opposite end by forming regular or irregular pleats B65B11/56Rolling articles with wrappers along a supporting surface B65B11/58Applying two or more wrappers B65B11/585to stacked articles