The automatic utensil wrapping machine is an apparatus for wrapping a napkin
around one or more utensils for use as a place setting. The apparatus comprises
a housing, a support frame and an assembly of elements mounted to the support frame.
The assembly of elements includes a napkin lifting station, a napkin wrapping station,
a napkin transfer station, a utensil transfer station, and a napkin folding station.
The apparatus wraps each napkin around a predetermined amount of utensils without
the need for human contact. The napkins are wrapped by first positioning a stack
of napkins on the lifting station, then individually transferring napkins from
the lifting station to the wrapping station. The utensils are then transferred
from the individual cartridges and placed onto the napkin. Two opposing corners
of the napkin are then folded over and the napkin is subsequently wrapped around
the utensils.
