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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 1986
Filed:
Jun. 04, 1984
Applicant:
Inventor:
Christopher Pali, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Assignee:
Essex Group, Inc., Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H / ; B65H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
242 581 ; 221 14 ; 242 582 ; 242 586 ; 242 79 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for continuously feeding a ribbon to an end use are disclosed. The apparatus includes a conveyor means for supplying numerous rolls of material, a robot assembly for transferring the rolls of material from the conveyor means to a payoff assembly and a payoff assembly for unwinding the rolls of material. Additionally included is a storage means for storing paper such that the end use may be continuously supplied during those intervals when rolls are being changed.