Bottle wrapping apparatus

Claim 1

IN SEMI-AUTOMATIC EQUIPMENT FOR WRAPPING A METALLIC FOIL COVER ABOUT A BOTTLE THAT HAS A TAPERED NECK PORTION; APPARATUS FOR TIGHTENING A COVER THAT IS PREPOSITIONED ABOUT THE BOTTLE COMPRISING: A FRAME, A GENERALLY HORIZONTAL WORKING TABLE SUPPORTED BY SAID FRAME, A PAIR OF CONTOURED, HORIZONTALLY-EXTENDING DRIVE ROLLERS ROTATABLY MOUNTED ON SAID TABLE FOR COOPERATIVELY RECEIVING THE BOTTLE AND PREPOSITIONED COVER THEREUPON, MEANS FOR ROTATABLY DRIVING SAID DRIVER ROLLERS ABOUT THEIR AXES, AN IDLER ROLL HAVING AT LEAST A PARTIALLY TAPERED LONGITUDINAL CONTOUR, MEANS SUPPORTED BY SAID FRAME SUPPORTING SAID IDLER ROLL HAVING AT LEAST A PARTIALLY TAPERED LONGITUDINAL CONTOUR, MEANS SUPPORTED BY SAID FRAME SUPPORTING SAID IDLER ROLL FOR MOVEMENT BETWEEN AN OPERATIVE POSITION WHEREIN SAID IDLER ROLL IS ADJACENT SAID PAIR OF DRIVE ROLLERS AND AN INOPERATIVE POSITION, SAID IDLER ROLL SUPPORT MEANS OPERATIVELY CARRYING SAID IDLER ROLL FOR PERMITTING ROTATION OF SAID IDLER ROLL ABOUT AN AXIS THAT IS PARALLEL TO THE AXES OF SAID DRIVING ROLLERS.