Certainteed Corporation

Richard Pentz

Michael J Lembo

David I Suda

Larry Clevenstine

Bruce Rofsky

Mark Buscher

A rolling apparatus including a first elongated projection, and a second elongated projection connected to a rotatably mounted shaft. The shaft is attached to a crank, motor or other device that can be used to manually or automatically rotate the shaft about an axis. A leading end of an elongated sheet of material is positioned between the elongated projections, and the elongated projections are then rotated with respect to one another about the axis of the shaft to form a rolled item. The rolled item is removed from the elongated projections by sliding the rolled item in a direction parallel to the axis. The rolled item is then inserted within an open end of a receptacle. Alternatively, the receptacle is slid over the rolled item following the rolling procedure, and prior to removal of the rolled item from the projections. Then the rolled item with the receptacle is slid smoothly off the elongated projections for further processing or sealing of the receptacle. Alternatively, a method is provided for packaging the item following the removal of the rolled item from the elongated projections using a bagging apparatus that includes a main portion having a tube section and a flared section with a wide opening. The bagging apparatus includes a receptacle receiving portion on an exterior surface of the tube section adjacent an opening thereof. The method includes positioning a receptacle over the exterior surface of the tube section adjacent the opening and inserting the item within the flared section of the bagging apparatus via the wide opening. The item is then slid through a narrow opening of the flared section, through the tube section, and within the receptacle.

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Boyerstown, PA, United States of America

Richard Pentz