摘要 |
In a method for packing groups ( 3 ) of cigarettes ( 4 ) in soft packets ( 1 ) comprising a single wrap ( 2 ) consisting of a single blank ( 18 ) comprising a first length ( 20 ) of wrapping material printed with a first graphical design (D) and a second length ( 21 ) of the same wrapping material printed to look like a metal foil or of another material, juxtaposed and sealed along corresponding join portions ( 22, 23 ), the first and second lengths ( 20, 21 ) are made by feeding two webs ( 25 ) and ( 36 ) of the aforementioned wrapping materials presenting, respectively, a longitudinal portion ( 28 ) printed to look like a metal foil, and then overlapping and sealing the two portions ( 27, 28 ) along the join portions ( 22, 23 ) so as to make a single sealed web ( 37 ) which is then cut transversely into separate blanks ( 18 ), each of which is folded and wrapped around a group ( 3 ) of cigarettes ( 4 ) in such a way as to place the join and seal portions ( 22, 23 ) along a defined perimetric portion ( 24 ) of the packet ( 1 ) adjacent to its top face ( 17 ). |