Apparatus and method for collecting oblong products

An apparatus for collecting oblong products comprising:

• a first containing device configured for carrying out a first movement between a work position, in which the first containing device is disposed in the proximity of a working machine that is configured to discharge said oblong products, and a delivery position, in which the first containing device is disposed away from said working machine:
• and
• a second containing device that is also able to carry out said first movement between said delivery position and said work position;
• wherein said first containing device comprises a box attached on top of slider-mounted supports and configured to slide horizontally on first movement guides along an operating axis, said first containing device being further configured to be vertically moved by lifting mechanisms disposed between said supports and said box so as to pass from a lowered condition to a raised condition and vice versa, said box in said raised condition being at a higher level than said second containing device, and being thereby in a position of non-interference with the second containing device.