Patent ID: 6808581
Filing Date: 2004-10-26
Classification: B65H,Y10T

Abstract:
A method of automatically applying a splicing tape to a roll of sheet material defining a width and providing an outer-most layer, the method comprising:sensing a spatial location of the outer-most layer; lifting a portion of the outer-most layer away from a remainder of the roll; cutting the lifted portion of the outer-most layer to form a leading edge of the roll that is otherwise spaced from a remainder of the roll such that the roll is defined by a wound portion and an unwound portion, the cut being made at a known spatial location relative to a circumference of the wound portion such that the leading edge is radially aligned with a defined application line on the wound portion; applying the splicing tape to the wound portion of the roll at the defined application line, the splicing tape extending across at least a portion of the width of the roll; and adhering the leading edge to an outer surface of the splicing tape such that the outer-most layer covers a first section of the splicing tape and a second section of the splicing tape remains exposed adjacent the leading edge.