Patent ID: 6805316
Filing Date: 2004-10-19
Classification: B26D,B65H

Abstract:
A web severing and carrying apparatus including a mandrel that comprises a pin assembly projecting therefrom, comprising:a bedroll rotatably supported on a frame for rotation about an axis, the bedroll having an outer surface for contacting a web, a mandrel with a pin assembly projecting therefrom, the pin assembly being movably mounted on the bedroll, the pin assembly being movable between a first position in which the pin assembly is inward of the outer surface of the bedroll and a second position in which the pin assembly projects beyond the outer surface of the bedroll for contact with the web, wherein the pin assembly comprises at least two blades configured for severing a web and having multiple spaced pins along its length, in which the pins are configured for piercing and carrying the web; and a clamp for mounting the mandrel to the bedroll, the clamp including a front surface that faces the outer surface of the bedroll when the pin assembly is inward of the outer surface, the mandrel being connected to the front surface of the clamp.