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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2019
Applicant:
L&p Property Management Company, South Gate, CA (US);
Inventors:
Terrance L. Myers, Joplin, MO (US);
Matthew C. Smallwood, Webb City, MO (US);
Robert D. Eagle, Girard, KS (US);
Assignee:
L&P Property Management Company, South Gate, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 19/12 (2006.01); D05B 33/00 (2006.01); D05B 11/00 (2006.01); B65H 16/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D05B 33/00 (2013.01); B65H 16/06 (2013.01); B65H 19/126 (2013.01); D05B 11/00 (2013.01); B65H 2301/41342 (2013.01); B65H 2701/177 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus for replacing a roll of material with a replacement roll of material comprises a loading station and multiple feed stations downstream of the loading station. Each station comprises two legs and a motorized drive assembly extending between the legs. The drive assembly rotates two sprockets and an endless chain surrounding the sprockets inside each of the legs at a station to raise or lower carriages. A roll support extends between the carriages at each station.