Apparatus for the continuous wrapping of sweets or like products in a so-called double twist wrapper

Apparatus for the continuous wrapping of sweets or like products or articles in a so-called double twist wrapper shape, characterised in that it comprises a supply device for supplying with a continuous movement a sequence of equally spaced sweets along at least one horizontal rectilinear path section, a rotary wheel moving continuously about a horizontal axis supporting in an equally spaced arrangement in a radially slideable manner a plurality of handling devices having heads oscillating about an axis parallel to the said horizontal axis of rotation of the rotary wheel and supporting gripper take-up member means which may be moved for opening and closing in the plane of rotation of the said rotary wheel having a horizontal axis and hoe-shaped folding means, the said rotary wheel having a horizontal axis being supported such that the said gripper take-up member means and the said hoe-shaped folding elements are disposed in succession above and along the said horizontal rectilinear supply section for the sweets, two wheels each supporting a corresponding respective plurality of twisting devices having gripper take-up members, which wheels are rotatably mounted and move continuously with and at the opposite sides of the above-mentioned rotary wheel supporting the handling devices with the gripper take-up member means of the twisting devices in mirror symmetry and facing away from the opposite sides of the gripper take-up member means of these handling devices, means for transmitting movement for the synchronous actuation of the said supply device and the rotary wheels having a horizontal axis at least along the horizontal rectilinear section, cam means for the radial actuation of the handling devices and for causing the oscillation of the oscillating head in order to orientate the respective gripper take-up memebr means parallel and perpendicular to, at the level of and along the rectilinear horizontal section, and cam means for actuating the the gripper take-up member means of the handling devices and twisting devices for closure along the horizontal, rectilinear section and at the end thereof respectively, as well as for actuating the hoe-shaped folding elements.