Patent ID: 11945669
Assignee: CURT G. JOA, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC B  A | IPC A  B

Claim 0:
1. A system comprising:
an unwinding unit having a first rotatable shaft to support an expiring material roll and a second rotatable shaft to support a new material roll;
a cutting device configured to sever a running web of the expiring material roll, thereby creating a leading portion of the running web and a trailing portion of the running web;
a web splicing unit operable with the unwinding unit to selectively splice the leading portion of the running web with a waiting web of the new material roll; and
a vacuum system positioned proximate the running web and configured to pull a free end of the trailing portion of the running web away from the web splicing unit after the running web is severed.