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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2001
Scott K. Middelstadt, Vancouver, WA (US);
James N. Hartman, Parma, ID (US);
Peter M. Downie, Vancouver, WA (US);
Scott K. Middelstadt, Vancouver, WA (US);
James N. Hartman, Parma, ID (US);
Peter M. Downie, Vancouver, WA (US);
Adalis Corporation, Vancouver, WA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for feeding and cutting lengths of tape and advancing the lengths to a vacuum wheel applicator, the feed section of the apparatus comprising a feed roll, an anvil vacuum roll, and a rotary knife adjacent to the anvil vacuum roll, and means for adjusting the speed of the feed roll and the speed of the anvil vacuum roll to vary the length of the tape advanced to the applicator, and a tape roll splicing assembly to provide a continuous supply of tape to the apparatus.