Patent ID: 6478264
Filing Date: 2002-11-12
Classification: B65D,G01N

Abstract:
An assembly for retaining a tubular laminate while an outer layer of the laminate is peeled from an adjacent inner layer of the laminate, the assembly comprising:a mandrel having a proximal end, a distal end, a longitudinal axis, and a retaining surface which is located between the proximal end and the distal end and is substantially concentric with the longitudinal axis, the retaining surface having an outer periphery shaped and sized to frictionally engage at least a portion of the inner surface of the laminate, the proximal end having a tapered edge which tapers inwardly toward the longitudinal axis from the retaining surface to the proximal end; a mounting bracket for mounting the mandrel to a mount; and a means for rotatably mounting the mandrel to the mounting bracket adjacent the distal end of the mandrel.