Patent ID: 7383867
Filing Date: 2008-06-10
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
1. A splicing machine to join flexible strip material provided in rolls, each roll having a strip leading portion and a strip trailing portion, said apparatus including: a first roll support to rotatably support a first one of the rolls so that the material can be removed therefrom; a second roll support to rotatably support a second one of the rolls so that the material may be removed therefrom; a first strip securing member selectively operable to engage and retain either the leading portion or the trailing portion of the first roll; a second strip securing member selectively operable to engage and retain either the leading or the trailing portion of the second roll; and a strip transfer member to alternately engage and retain each trailing portion and move the trailing portion engaged by the transfer member from its respective securing member to the other securing member to provide for the attachment of the trailing portion engaged by the transfer member to the leading portion of the other roll.