US 6,981,537 B2 | ||
Tail for attaching the trailing edge of one roll of tape to the leading edge of another roll of tape and method of using same | ||
Gilles Cyr, Eugene, Oreg. (US); Elvin Dalebout, Junction City, Oreg. (US); and Ronald L. Willadson, Springfield, Oreg. (US) | ||
Assigned to Industrial Adhesives, Inc., Eugene, Oreg. (US) | ||
Filed on Jul. 17, 2003, as Appl. No. 10/623,136. | ||
Application 10/623136 is a continuation in part of application No. 09/963190, filed on Sep. 25, 2001, granted, now 6,596,111, filed on Jul. 22, 2003. | ||
Prior Publication US 2004/0089402 A1, May 13, 2004 | ||
Int. Cl. B65H 21/02 (2006.01) |
U.S. Cl. 156—502 | 8 Claims |
1. A splicer mechanism for joining the tail of tape being fed from one roll to the leading edge of tape that will be fed from
another roll, comprising:
(a) a frame, defining a pathway along which tape travels as it is being fed;
(b) a pair of arms each having a first end which is rotatably attached to said frame and a second end having a post projecting
outwardly therefrom, one of said arms being located on each side of said pathway;
(c) said arms being moveable between a first position where said posts are located proximate said pathway and a second position
where said posts are located further away from said pathway, said arms being normally biased toward said second position;
(d) a catch mechanism which holds said arms in said first position; and
(e) a release mechanism which releases said catch mechanism when a portion of said tape containing a release indicia passes
through said pathway, thereby allowing said arms to move to the second position.
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