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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:
Apr. 10, 1990
Filed:
Mar. 20, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert H Heil, New Richmond, WI (US);
Frederic A Longworth, Shoreview, MN (US);
Allen J Rivard, White Bear Lake, MN (US);
Assignee:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B / ; B26F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
156527 ; 156577 ; 156579 ; 225 38 ; 225 77 ;
Abstract
A pin extending along an axis which is mutually parallel to the axis of rotation of a roll of tape and the axis of rotation of a roll of masking sheet in a masking machine deflects tape inboard from the normal tangential path between rolls whereby the tape is coursed into overlapping engagement while the edge of the roll of masking sheet material. An auxiliary roll of tape is rotatably carried by a subframe which is slidably engagable with a slot formed in the frame of a masking machine. The subframe, which is removable, is automatically retained by a manually releasable detent.