Patent ID: 9340386
Filing Date: 2016-05-17
CPC Classification: B65H

Claim Text:
1. A process for initiating a web winding process from a stopped state to a running state, the process comprising the steps of: a. providing a web handling system comprising a web winder having a web path, a web winding component and a core feeder, wherein the web winding component is configured to wind a web about a core that it receives from the core feeder; b. initiating operation of the web winding component from a stopped state and before introducing the web into the web winding component; c. introducing the web through the web path into the operating web winding component; d. initiating operation of the core feeder such that a first core is fed from the core feeder to the operating web winding component after operation of the web winding component has been initiated occurs concurrently with introducing the web through the web path; e. winding the web about the first core to form a first wound web roll; and f. modifying the web path such that subsequent wound web rolls wound about subsequent cores by the web winding component comprise a shorter length of web than the first wound web roll.