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摘要

The envelopes (3) are held between two rigid spacers (5, 7) at either end of the block (1). A wrapping (11, 110) is provided around the envelopes and spacers in order to hold them together. Independent claims are also included for the following: (1) Combination of the envelope blocks, a pallet and a stretch film for holding the blocks on top of the pallet; (2) Method for unwrapping the envelope blocks by removing a single piece of the wrapping, then removing the spacers and then loading the envelopes into a machine; (3) Machine for wrapping envelopes, comprising a pincer with jaws for gripping the envelopes and spacers and a device for tying a wrapping around them; and (4) Method for wrapping the envelopes using this machine.