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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2006
Applicant:
Mark Curtis Tingley, Hutsonville, IL (US);
Inventor:
Mark Curtis Tingley, Hutsonville, IL (US);
Assignee:
Ingersoll Machine Tools, Inc., Rockford, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 81/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus are provided, for handling the backing film in a fiber placement process, by winding-up the backing film, into a roll, as the backing film is separated from a fiber tow. The backing film is wound-up in such a manner that it can be fed back out to rejoin the tow, should it be necessary to rewind a portion of the tow during the fiber placement process. The backing film may be wound onto a paper or cardboard core for ease of removal and handling.