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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:
Oct. 21, 1997
Filed:
Feb. 28, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:
William C Glass, Junction City, OR (US);
Assignee:
The James River Corporation of Virginia, Richmond, VA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
156446 ; 156458 ; 156578 ; 156184 ; 2425484 ;
Abstract
An apparatus and method for separating a tail from a roll of material. The apparatus includes a rotator for rotating a roll of material about its longitudinal axis and a tail loosener for loosening a tail from the roll. Air flowing from a duct passes over a tail supporting surface to extend the tail along the surface. The apparatus may be used to arrange a tail before the tail is sealed to the roll.