Patent ID: 6981537

Claim:
A splicer mechanism for joining the tail of tape being fed from one roll to the leading edge of tape that will be fed from another roll, comprising: (a) a frame, defining a pathway along which tape travels as it is being fed; (b) a pair of arms each having a first end which is rotatably attached to said frame and a second end having a post projecting outwardly therefrom, one of said arms being located on each side of said pathway; (c) said arms being moveable between a first position where said posts are located proximate said pathway and a second position where said posts are located further away from said pathway, said arms being normally biased toward said second position; (d) a catch mechanism which holds said arms in said first position; and (e) a release mechanism which releases said catch mechanism when a portion of said tape containing a release indicia passes through said pathway, thereby allowing said arms to move to the second position.