Apparatus for the folding of folding tabs of a pack and for the transport of the same

An apparatus for the folding of a closing tab (25) of a pack (20), made from foldable material such as foil, paper or the like, against an end face of the pack, the closing tab (25) being connected to side walls (22, 23) of the pack (20) via lateral gussets (28), and the gussets (28) being foldable between the closing tab (25) and the end face when the closing tab is folded, said apparatus comprising a first folding member (61 ) and a second folding member (60) which are movable relative to one another in planes parallel to the end face and to one another;

• wherein said first folding member has two triangular supporting legs (62, 63) with diverging folding edges (64), the supporting legs (62, 63) being formed stationary relative to one another;
• wherein said second folding member (60) has two folding fingers (65, 66) which are arranged at a greater distance to the end face than the supporting legs (62, 63) of the first folding member (61), said folding fingers being movable in a plane parallel to the end face in a spreading movement;
• means for moving said folding fingers apart in said spreading movement within the gussets (28) to fold the gussets by the folding fingers (65, 66) of the second folding member (60), in each case along one diagonal folding line (29), relative to the supporting legs (62, 63) of the first folding member (61) into a position between the supporting legs (62, 63) and the end face of the pack (20), such that the diagonal folding lines (29) contact the folding edges;
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• wherein, simultaneously, the closing tab (25) is foldable from a starting position, transverse to the end face of the pack, (20) into a position parallel to the pack.