Patent ID: 6722605
Filing Date: 2004-04-20
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
A method for transferring one or more tissue web rolls from a core shaft, the core shaft having a shell portion and having first and second coupling portions that respectively project beyond opposite first and second ends of the shell portion, the method comprising the steps of:transferring the core shaft into a core shaft change position; supporting the core shaft in the core shaft change position by first and second supports that engage the core shaft proximate the first and second ends of the shell portion, respectively; moving a roll change tube into coaxial relation with the core shaft so that a shaft-engaging end of the roll change tube at least partially engages the first coupling portion; removing the first support from the core shaft such that the core shaft is supported at one end by the second support and at the other end by the roll change tube; and axially pushing the one or more tissue web rolls from the core shaft onto the roll change tube.