Method of wrapping plastic film around a plurality of assembled articles to form a package

Claim 1

A METHOD OF FORMING PACKAGES FROM A PLURALITY OF ARTICLES SUCH AS CANS COMPRISING THE STEPS OF PROVIDING A PLURALITY OF ABUTTED ARTICLES, FEEDING A STRIP OF PLASTIC FILM TO A SURFACE OF THE ARTICLES AND FOLDING IT AROUND THE LOWER CORNERS OF THE ARTICLES, FEEDING A SECOND STRIP OF PLASTIC FILM TO ANOTHER SURFACE OF THE ARTICLES AND FOLDING IT OVER THE LOWER CORNERS OF THE ARTICLES TO OVERLAP SAID FIRST PLASTIC FILM STRIP AND PROVIDE A BAND EXTENDING AROUND THE ARTICLES IN ONE DIRECTION, SAID SECOND STRIP OF PLASTIC FILM HAVING PERFORATIONS IN THE LATERIAL MARGINS THEREOF THAT OVERLAPO SAID FIRST STRIP OF PLASTIC FILM, SPRAYING A SOLVENT FOR THE PLASTIC THEREAGAINST AT THE PERFORATED PORTIONS OF SAID SECOND PLASTIC FILM STRIP TO SEAL THE LAMINATED PLASTIC FILM STRIPS TOGETHER, HEATING THE ENTIRE PLASTIC FILM TO SHRINK IT AROUND THE ARTICLES, AND CUTTING THE HEAT SHRUNK PLASTIC FROM THE PLASTIC FILM STRIPS TO SEPARATE THE ARTICLES AND PLASTIC FILM INTO A PACKAGE.