approach to the closure of at least one end of a filled emballeringshylster, in particular for a hygiejnetampon and apparatus for exercise of the procedure.

摘要

Process and apparatus for twist closing one end of a tubular wrapper containing a tampon with a rounded head directed toward the end of the wrapper being closed and excess tubular wrapper material extending past the rounded head thereof including axially rotatable gripper means adapted to grip the marginal portions of the excess tubular material; means for maintaining the tampon and wrapper therearound in a substantially stationary condition; means for rotating the gripper means, gripping the excess tubular material, relative to the remainder of the tampon and wrapper thereon to form a twisted end closure and a rosette of twisted excess wrapper material with a periphery directed away from the twist-closed tampon; smoothing means including a depression containing member directed toward the rosette; means for engaging the rosette end of the twist-closed tampon with the depression including means for folding the periphery of excess wrapped upon itself toward said rosette; and means for pressing said rosette toward the rounded end of said tampon.