a free edge 30 opposite from the fold line 44 commonly the two ply folded film 26 is provided on the supply roll 28 alternatively single ply film may be provided on a supply roll and subsequently folded into the described two ply configuration as is well known in the art as shown particularly in fig1 and 4 the two ply film 26 is delivered from the supply roll 28 by the film delivery unit 14 in a direction indicated by arrow b generally perpendicular to the feed direction arrow a of the products p as the film 26 enters the wrapping station 16 each ply 46 a 46 b is guided around one of the film inverter rods 36 a 36 b and thereby redirected approximately 90 u00b0 to travel in the feed direction of arrow a the film inverter rods 36 a 36 b are oriented approximately 45 u00b0 with respect to the feed direction in addition to being redirected the film 26 is inverted by the film inverter rods such that confronting inner first faces 48 48 of the film 26 provided by the film delivery unit 14 are inverted so that previously outer second faces 50 50 of the.