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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 1981
Filed:
Oct. 22, 1976
Robert H Ganz, Saddle River, NJ (US);
Ganz Brothers, Inc., Bergenfield, NJ (US);
Abstract
This disclosure relates to a web splicer wherein a running web is fed between two rolls into a nip therebetween and wherein a new web is joined to the running web in the nip by means of a joining strip which has a pressure sensitive adhesive on one face thereof, the joining strip being secured to the new web in projecting relation therefrom. The rolls are provided with grooves and a make-ready unit for the new web includes a support having fingers for positioning the splice strip with the fingers being movable down into the associated roll in grooves therein to present the joined strip and the new web to the associated roll. Detector means are provided for detecting the end of the running web and support positioning means are actuated by the detector to position the new web relative to the rolls. There is also provided a suitable support for a roll of web, the support permitting the roll to be mounted when the spindle thereof is in a readily accessible horizontal position at one side of the machine and to be positioned in a higher horizontal position overlying the machine.