Package making – Partial cover application – Band or tube
Patent
1996-04-03
1997-12-09
Johnson, Linda
Package making
Partial cover application
Band or tube
531372, B65B 5104, B65B 1310
Patent
active
056947488
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for encircling items with tape includes a spool assembly for dispensing the tape, a displacement mechanism for displacing the spool assembly in a closed path about the items, and a tape control mechanism. The tape control mechanism has a rod rotatable about its longitudinal axis. The rod assumes a primed state in which it is disposed between the closed path and the items and is locked to rotation thereby allowing the tape to become caught thereon. The rod also assumes a release state in which the rod is free to rotate thereby facilitating peeling away of the tape from the rod. The spool assembly preferably includes a spool for supplying the tape, a spring element attached to the spool so as to bias the spool to recoil, and a rotatable friction mount for releasing excess tension in the spring element.
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Rochman Eyal
Rochman Tzur
Friedman Mark M.
Johnson Linda
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