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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 1979
Filed:
Jul. 15, 1977
Applicant:
Inventor:
Heinz Focke, Verden, DE;
Assignee:
Focke & Pfuhl, Verden, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
53228 ; 53389 ;
Abstract
Apparatus for wrapping a stack of cigarette packs in a carton blank includes means for severing a blank from a supply web fed to the apparatus in a direction transverse to the longitudinal axis of the stack, vacuum suction means for holding the severed blank and rotating it until its longitudinal axis is aligned with that of the stack, and slider means for pushing the stack off of its feed conveyor, against the blank, and into the opening of a mouthpiece, whereby the blank is U-wrapped around the stack.