Method and apparatus for forming a lap seal using a folded roll of film

A method of forming film used to create a lap seal, comprising the steps of:

• providing a first film substantially in a form of a “J”;
• applying a second film to overlap at least a portion of the first film;
• coupling the first film to the second film in at least a portion of an overlapping area of said first and second films;
• substantially center folding the coupled first and second films to form folded film;
• and
• rolling the folded film onto a core.

A method of shrink wrapping an item having a lap seal using an “L” sealer machine, comprising the steps of:

• dispensing pre-folded film having a pre-existing lap seal on the pre-folded film from a core onto a separator table of the L sealer machine, wherein the pre-folded film is formed from a first film folded substantially in a form of a “J” and a second film overlapping at least a portion of the first film;
• inserting an item between the separator table and a first side of the pre-folded film;
• and
• sealing the item on at least two sides using a substantially L-shaped heated bar forming a substantially wrapped item.