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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 1985
Filed:
Sep. 29, 1982
Applicant:
Inventor:
Walter J Hood, Shaker Heights, OH (US);
Assignee:
Kent Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H / ; B65H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
242 55 ; 242 / ; 226 97 ;
Abstract
An arbor (28) for a strip accumulator (10) includes a hollow generally cylindrical body having an outer curved surface (60) and closed ends (62, 64). The curved surface (60) is provided with a plurality of apertures (82) arranged in a helical pattern around the curved surface (60). Air under pressure is provided to the inside of the arbor (28) and passes through the apertures (82) to support strip material (S) as it travels around the arbor (28) on the helical path.