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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:
Jan. 05, 1988
Filed:
Oct. 06, 1986
Applicant:
Inventors:
Vernon L Lamb, Sr, Sparta, MI (US);
Stanley A Helmer, Sparta, MI (US);
Assignee:
Howard City Paper Company, Howard City, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
53399 ; 53465 ; 53587 ; 53214 ; 53389 ; 53463 ;
Abstract
The specification discloses an apparatus and method for wrapping paper rolls with a paper coated with a thermoplastic material. The leading edge of the wrapper is adhered to the roll by softening the thermoplastic. After the wrapper is wrapped about the roll, the trailing edge of the wrapper is adhered to the wrapped roll by softening the thermoplastic. The wrapping apparatus includes a heatable transport bar for heating the desired portions of the wrapper and contacting the heated portions to the roll.