Patent ID: 6868890
Filing Date: 2005-03-22
Classification: B29C,B32B,F16C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for removing a film from a liner comprising a rotatable peel rod supported in an air bearing, wherein said peel rod comprises a film-bearing segment which is essentially cylindrical and has a center axis, and wherein said air bearing comprises a support plate having one or more arcuate surfaces which are substantially coaxial with said film-bearing segment of said peel rod, said support plate comprising one or more air openings in said arcuate surfaces for conducting a flow of air into an air bearing gap between said arcuate surfaces and said film-bearing segment of said peel rod, additionally comprising a source of super-ambient air pressure functionally connected to said air openings so as to provide a flow of air into said air bearing gap, wherein said air openings comprise a groove in said arcuate surface traversing substantially the entire length of said air bearing gap.