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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2000
Filed:
Sep. 25, 1998
Michael Brandt Jones, Virginia Beach, VA (US);
Joseph J Rudisi, Virginia Beach, VA (US);
Richard Neil Harford, Chesapeake, VA (US);
John Paul Harvey, Virginia Beach, VA (US);
Janusz Doniewski, Virginia Beach, VA (US);
Mitsubishi Chemical America, Inc., Chesapeake, VA (US);
Abstract
A device for separating layers of laminate trim includes a pair of nip rollers defining a feed path for a laminate, at least two winders and a drive system for the winders. The winders are preferably arranged on an upstream side of the nip rollers. The device can be provided at the output of a lamination machine to receive longitudinal trim portions cut from a laminate being formed by the lamination machine, so as to provide continuous delamination of trim exiting the lamination machine. In the case of a three (or multiple) layer laminate, the device can include a third winder (or additional winders) for collecting a middle layer of the laminate.