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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 1980
Filed:
Sep. 08, 1978
Warren DuBroff, Highland Park, IL (US);
Lathrop Paulson Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for applying strips of tape around objects positioned adjacent the apparatus. A pair of tape holding reels are supported for movement in a path extending around the position occupied by the object. A tape end is applied to a surface of the object, and drive means are then operated for moving the tape reels around the object. The tape is thereby unreeled and automatically applied to the object surface. At the end of the track, or other means defining the path, severing means are utilized for separating a severed end from a reel whereby this severed end can be attached to an object surface to thereby complete the tape applying operation. The respective reels are inverted relative to each other with one reel being utilized for application of tape during movement of the reels in one direction and with the other reel being utilized for application of tape during movement in the opposite direction.