Process and apparatus for the covering of playing balls

An apparatus for the covering of playing balls comprising:

• a work surface;
• a first rolling line on said work surface;
• a second rolling line on said work surface at an angle of 90.degree. to said first work surface;
• an opening in the work surface at each of said rolling lines;
• a magazine arranged in each of said openings, said magazine holding a plurality of cover members;
• means for successively lifting the contents of each magazine into the rolling line a distance equal to the thickness of one over member;
• a feeder conveyor equipped with cups open in the downward direction for receving ball cores;
• means for guiding the ball cores to be covered along said first and second rolling lines, said guiding means including two link belts, the first link belt being arranged above said first rolling line and the second link belt being arranged above said second rolling line, each link belt comprising an endless contact pressure and transport belt with grooved links complementing each other to form a guide belt for the ball cores;
• and
• raising means under said guiding means for raising said ball cores from said feeder conveyor into contact with said guiding means.