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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2007
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2002
Applicant:
Gerd Heikaus, Nümbrecht, DE;
Inventor:
Gerd Heikaus, Nümbrecht, DE;
Assignee:
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 19/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A preparatory device provided for arranging film roll cores in a condition ready for use for a film roll winding machine, in which the film roll cores are vertically arranged, comprises a supply device for supplying horizontally disposed film roll cores. The supply device is connected with an erecting device serving for moving a film roll core from a horizontal position into a vertical position. With the aid of a transfer device the film roll core is taken out of the erecting device and transferred to the film roll winding machine.