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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 1985
Filed:
Jun. 04, 1984
Applicant:
Inventor:
Christopher Pali, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Assignee:
Essex Group, Inc., Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H / ; B65H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
242 581 ; 156157 ; 156502 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for unwinding and splicing successive rolls of ribbon material is disclosed. A roll payoff unit including a paster arm having clamping means, cutting means and means for holding the trail end of a cut ribbon in position is provided. Additionally an adhesive means for supplying adhesive to an appropriate portion of the trail end of the ribbon is disclosed. The ribbon is then mated with the beginning end of a new roll to secure the trail end of the old roll to the new roll to provide a continuous ribbon.