Apparatus for the wrapping of a bundle of newspapers

Claim 1

Apparatus for wrapping a pile of goods in plastic sheeting comprising a supply roller of plastic sheeting positioned to permit a length of plastic sheeting to hand therefrom; conveyor means for conveying a pile of goods under and past said supply roller into the plane of said length of plastic sheeting to position said length of plastic sheeting under and in front of the pile of goods; compression means including a vertically movable press tongue for compressing said pile, said press tongue being positioned above said conveyor for disposition against the pile of goods and being insertable and removable from between the pile of goods and said length of sheeting after welding of said portion together; and first means for bringing two spaced-apart portions of said length of sheeting together at the rear of the pile of goods with the remainder of the length of sheeting between said portion being wrapped about the pile of goods and said press tongue, said first means including a feeding roller for disposing a portion of said length of sheeting over said press tongue and the pile of goods compressed thereby, and a pair of welding and cutting devices for moving vertically into facing and pressing relation relative to the goods and to each other over the height of the pile of goods for welding said portions together and for cutting said welded portion from said supply roller to effect a wrapping of the pile of goods while under compression from said press tongue, said devices including a pair of vertically movable welding rails of a width at least equal to the width of the plastic sheeting.