Patent ID: 8453695
Filing Date: 2013-06-04
Classification: B65C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An applicator, comprising: a first platen and a second platen movable relative to each other; an actuator connected to the first platen, said actuator operative to selectively move the first platen toward the second platen and away from the second platen; a supply roll unwind for holding a supply roll of a composite web comprised of a carrier web and a plurality of transfers releasably adhered to the carrier web; a take-up roll rewind for accumulating the carrier web onto a take-up roll, wherein as the composite web is unwound from the supply roll it moves in a travel direction to pass between the first and second platens where the transfers are selectively removed from the carrier web which continues onto the take-up roll; and, a first motor that applies rotational force to the supply roll in a wind direction while the composite web is being unwound from the supply roll, thereby exerting force on the composite web opposite to the travel direction.