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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2017
Encore Packaging Llc, Lake Bluff, IL (US);
Timothy H. Nelson, Winnetka, IL (US);
John Parks, Mundelein, IL (US);
Encore Packaging LLC, Vernon Hills, IL (US);
Abstract
A stretch wrap applicator includes one or more cutting members arranged to engage the stretch wrap to cut it into strips as it is dispensed from the roll. The strips are then gathered and stretched into strings that are wrapped around the object. A roller is biased toward the stretch wrap roll to ensure an even flow of stretch film from the roll and more consistent tension on the film dispensed from the roll. The roller includes a groove. A cutting member is disposed to rest in the groove such that stretch film passes over and around the roller as it is dispensed from the roll and then engages the cutting member in the grove before the stretch film separates from the roller.