typically not satisfactory because friction between the plate and the header tabs 132 may cause the tabs 132 to drag on the plate and become deformed while some delay may be necessary between heating of the heat activated adhesive and crimping and pressing of the tabs 132 against the wrapper 14 use of successively canted flat rollers and the like is also not typically acceptable because the adhesive will often be too cool before the tabs 132 are pressed to the wrapper 14 the crimping or folding of the tabs 132 against the wrapper 14 should be made within about three seconds of heat activation of the adhesive and more preferably in about one half to about one second preferably the conveyor 16 on the upstream side of the header applicator apparatus 26 is a gravity conveyor that permits the rolls 10 to roll downward to the powered roller mechanism 40 the conveyor 52 at the downstream end of the header applicator apparatus 26 may also be a gravity conveyor or it can be a flat loading platform where the rolls are retained with the present invention rolls are wrapped rapidly tightly and in a water resistant manner with an improved end seal and without impressing ridges or indentations that damage the ends of the rolls in addition because there are no ridges an inner header can be completely dispensed with and a single relatively light weight header can be used in its place this provides a considerable cost savings there is about a ten percent 10.