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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2012
Filed:
May. 12, 2006
Gregor John Mclennan Anderson, Ware, GB;
Stephen James Harvey, Ware, GB;
Andrew Roderick Taylor, Ware, GB;
Daniel Thomas DE Sausmarez Lintell, Warwick, GB;
Mark Digby Teucher, Somerset, GB;
James Anthony West, Somerset, GB;
Gregor John McLennan Anderson, Ware, GB;
Stephen James Harvey, Ware, GB;
Andrew Roderick Taylor, Ware, GB;
Daniel Thomas De Sausmarez Lintell, Warwick, GB;
Mark Digby Teucher, Somerset, GB;
James Anthony West, Somerset, GB;
Glaxo Group Limited, Greenford, Middlesex, GB;
Abstract
A fault indicator for a strip advancement mechanism comprising a base that defines a fault sensing portion of a path for at least a component of a strip, an element for bearing against a strip, or a component of the strip, while it passes through the fault sensing portion of the path, wherein the element is adapted to move from that bearing or non-fault position, to a fault indicating position in the event of the strip or the component of the strip ceasing to pass through the fault sensing portion of the path.