Patent ID: 8012291
Filing Date: 2011-09-06
Classification: B29C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of removing backing film from a roll of tape used for tape laying or fiber placement comprising: unwinding tape from a spool while the backing film is still attached to the tape; extending a portion of the tape with the backing film still attached around a take-up roller; partially removing the backing film from the tape and attaching the backing film to the take-up roller; extending a portion of the tape with the backing film removed from the take-up roller to a dancer roller; and wrapping the backing film continuously around the take-up roller as the take-up roller is driven by movement of the tape around the take-up roller as the tape is moved from the spool to the dancer roller, wherein the take-up roller comprises a freely rotating take-up roller driven only by the movement of the tape around the take-up roller.