US 11,891,197 B2
Apparatus for wrapping a film around an object and related method
Luca Colombo, Cesenatico (IT); and Gianluca Paci, Verucchio (IT)
Assigned to Atlanta Stretch S.P.A., Poggia Torriana (IT)
Filed by ATLANTA STRETCH S.P.A., Poggia Torriana (IT)
Filed on Mar. 30, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/709,366.
Prior Publication US 2022/0315257 A1, Oct. 6, 2022
Int. Cl. B65B 41/16 (2006.01); B65B 11/02 (2006.01)
CPC B65B 11/025 (2013.01) [B65B 41/16 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. Apparatus (10) for wrapping a film (6) around an object (4), wherein said apparatus (10) comprises
a) a carriage (1) adapted to house a reel of said film (6),
b) an opening (11) in said carriage (1) to allow said film (6) to exit the carriage (1),
c) a motorized roller (7) adapted to facilitate said exit of the film (6) from the carriage (1) through said opening (11); and
d) a device (19) placed inside the carriage (1) at said opening (11) along the path traveled by the film (6) exiting the carriage (1) and adapted to be electrostatically charged and transmit said charge to the leading end portion of film (6) exiting said carriage (1) to fix the leading end portion of film (6) to the object (4) to be wrapped.