Patent ID: 9475666
Filing Date: 2016-10-25
CPC Classification: B31D,B65H

Claim Text:
1. An automatic traction control system for expansion and deployment of compact tightly wound precut paper with die cut slits, comprising: a) one or more compact tightly wound continuous sheets of precut paper disposed on a tube having a tubular interior or being axially wound to form a tubular interior; b) said tubular interior having a larger diameter aperture as compared to the axle diameter of the traction control over which a tightly wound precut roll package is inserted to float the package with minimal friction or misalignment from side to side; c) said precut paper roll resting against a spongy device on the axle preventing angular misorientation of the precut paper roll; d) the distal end of the precut paper roll rubbing against an adjustable cylinder assembly to generate friction that prevents spill of precut paper while maintaining central alignment of paper delivery and uniform precut paper feed due to pressure exerted by said precut paper roll against said spongy device; e) a paper handling mechanism having a precut paper loading assembly in the form of a slidable and rotatable plate that has an adjustable speed DC motor with a 90 degree worm gear box connected to a pulley that has a polyurethane V belt connecting two pulleys being mounted on the slidable plate, said belt contacting two rollers mounted on the base of the paper handling mechanism, wherein one edge of a precut paper sheet passed between the top of the two rollers, and the outer surface of a compliant polyurethane belt grabbing the precut paper by the edge, the load applied to the precut paper being predictably controlled due to the weight of the motor, pulleys and a spring present on the slidable and rotatable plate; f) said axes of the precut paper roll being inclined at an angle greater than 90 degrees to the direction of pull of the paper handling mechanism, the precut paper at the grabbed edge being taut and stretched while the distal end of the precut paper is stretched more to accommodate the larger distance present, thereby expanding the precut paper creating three dimensional structure when the user activates the footswitch; and g) when multiple plies of precut paper are inserted through the paper handling mechanism, the three dimensional shapes tangle together or stitch forming a spongy packaging material; whereby the precut paper roll floats and the paper handling mechanism aligns the paper centrally, preventing undue expansion of precut paper while gripping the paper when automatically pulled by the said paper handling mechanism, thereby creating a three dimensional web expansion especially suited for packaging paper, and gripping action during a hard tearing pull on said expanded web of paper packaging material secures the unexpanded edge of precut paper, eliminating the need for rethreading the paper handling mechanism.