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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 1996
Filed:
Feb. 02, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Arnold Fassman, Westport, CT (US);
John R Nobile, Fairfield, CT (US);
Victor C Riccardi, Stamford, CT (US);
William A Ross, Darien, CT (US);
William A Salancy, Norwalk, CT (US);
Assignee:
Pitney Bowes, Stamford, CT (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H / ; B65H / ; B65H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
242375 ; 242546 ;
Abstract
A tape roll rewind device includes a rotatable tape spool with tape wound thereon; and a device for 1) storing energy in response to rotation of the tape spool in a first direction, 2) storing a maximum amount of energy regardless of the amount of rotation of the tape spool in the first direction, and 3) utilizing the stored energy to rotate the tape spool in a second direction to rewind tape onto the tape spool upon the ending of rotation of the tape spool in the first direction.