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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:
Mar. 09, 1999
Filed:
Dec. 02, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
William M Stone, Norton, MA (US);
Gerald A Guild, Dalton, MA (US);
Assignee:
Beloit Technologies, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H / ; B65H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2425416 ; 2425413 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for controlling the tension and position of a web roll being wound from a continuous traveling web, including a pair of winding drums supporting the winding roll in a pocket, positioning a pair of rider rolls with a looped belt span therebetween above the pocket on a beam and first pressing downwardly on the winding roll with a first rider roll, thereafter with the tensioned belt spanning the rider roll and the web roll, and thereafter with the belt and both rider rolls, while controlling the tension in the belt.