Harris Corporation

John L Trentman

Richard A Gaspar

Donald C Stackhouse

Robert C Cole

An improved glue application system is used in combination with a collating apparatus of the type in which a plurality of rolls are mounted on spaced spindles and webs unwound from the spindles are to be collected in overlapping relation. The improved glue application system includes at least one flexible tapered nozzle having a tubular body and a tip having an end which contacts a supported surface of a selected web at an angle normal to the supported surface, the nozzle being mounted on the collating apparatus such that the tubular body flexes in response to variations in distance from the supported surface to the tubular body so that the end remains in contact with the supported web during operation of the apparatus. The nozzle communicates with a source of glue by a conduit which carries a valve which can be remotely controlled to start or stop the flow of glue through the nozzle.

Glue application system for a collating machine

A crimp blade holder for attachment to a rotatable shaft for removably mounting a plurality of crimp blades includes a body in which first and second cylinder portions are joined together at an end face of each, such that the portions are disposed along a common axis. A hole extends axially through the body, the shaft being insertable through the hole. A plurality of slots are arranged about the periphery of the first portion in a spaced relationship for removably inserting one of the crimp blades into each of the slots. Additional slots are arranged about the periphery of the second portion, in a second, distinct spaced relationship, also for the removable insertion of one of the crimp blades into each of the slots. The crimp blades are secured within either of the groups of slots, and the body is secured to the shaft at a selected one of a plurality of positions along the shaft. A method of using the described blade holder is also disclosed.

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Tipp City, OH, United States of America

John L Trentman