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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 1996
Filed:
Apr. 05, 1994
Gary K Kuhn, Scandia, MN (US);
Herbert A McLees, Cottage Grove, MN (US);
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for and a method of applying adhesive tape to a moving web of material is disclosed. The apparatus includes a tape supply for supplying the adhesive tape and attached tape liner. A tension roller maintains a substantially constant tension in the adhesive tape and the tape liner, while a drive roller drives the adhesive tape and the tape liner. A cutting device cuts the adhesive tape away from the tape liner into a strip of tape, the strip of tape having a predetermined length. A vacuum wheel receives the strip of tape and supplies the strip of tape to the moving web of material which is forced into contact with the vacuum wheel by a jump roller. A liner rewind roller receives the tape liner.