Wrapping of cylindrical rolls

Claim 1

A DEVICE FOR APPLYING A CYLINDRICAL ENVELOPE OF WRAPPING MATERIAL AROUND A CYLINDRICAL ROLL, SAID WRAPPING MATERIAL EXTENDING BEYOND THE END FACE OF SAID ROLL, SAID DEVICE ADAPTED TO FOLD THE EXTENDING END PORTIONS OF SAID WRAPPER AGAINST SAID END FACE, WHICH DEVICE COMPRISES, IN COMBINATION: (1) MEANS FOR FOLDING INWARDLY THE SAID END PORTION OF THE CYLINDRICAL ENVELOPE, WHEREBY A PLURALITY OF RADIALLY DISPOSED FOLDS ARE FORMED IN THE SAID END PORTION OF THE ENVELOPE, AND THE SAID END PORTION OF THE ENVELOPE AT THE SAID FOLDS IS BROUGHT INTO CONTACT WITH THE END FACE OF THE ROLL BY PRESSURE EXERTED ON THE SAID END PORTION OF THE ENVELOPE AT THE SAID FOLDS, (2) A COMPRESSING MEMBER CAPABLE OF MOVEMENT TOWARDS THE END FACE OF THE ROLL WHEREBY THOSE PORTIONS OF THE ENVELOPE BETWEEN THE FOLDS WHICH ARE UPSTANDING RELATIVE TO THE END FACE OF THE ROLL MAY BE FLATTENED AGAINST THE SAID END FACE OF THE ROLL, SAID FOLDING MEANS COMPRISING A BODY MEMBER CAPABLE OF RELATIVE MOVEMENT AXIALLY TOWARDS THE END OF THE ROLL AND HAVING A RING OF FINGERS PROJECTING FORWARDLY AND OUTWARDLY FROM THE FACE OF THE BODY MEMBER FOR ENGAGING AND FOLDING THE SAID END PORTION OF THE CYLINDRICAL ENVELOPE OF WRAPPING MATERIAL, THE SAID FINGERS BEING PIVOTED TO THE BODY MEMBER AND BEING CAPABLE OF BEING SPLAYED OUTWARDLY AGAINST A RETURN SPRING AND THE FINGERS HAVING HEEL PORTIONS WHICH PRESS THE PORTION OF WRAPPING MATERIAL BENEATH EACH FINGER FIRMLY INTO CONTACT WITH THE END FACE OF THE ROLL WHEN THE FINGERS ARE CAUSED TO SPLAY OUTWARDLY WHEN MAKING CONTACT WITH THE END OF THE ROLL.