Patent ID: 7243475

Claim:
A device for supplying successive bags from an indefinite length bag assembly to a workstation, the bag assembly having a pair of tape strips and a plurality of bags spaced along the strips, the device comprising; a reel assembly for winding tape strips from the lead end of the bag assembly to pull the bag assembly along a path of travel to the workstation and position successive lead bags in the assembly at the workstation, the reel assembly including a first spool for winding a first tape strip in the bag assembly, and a second spool for winding a second tape strip in the bag assembly, each spool including an elongate body, one or more elongate and tapered tape winding surfaces spaced around and extending along the body for winding strip rings at different locations along the length of the body, and one or more strip ring removal recesses, each recess extending along the length of the body from a large diameter body end to a small diameter body end; an operative drive having an input member and an output member connecting the input member and each spool; a drive motor; and a drive connection between the drive motor and the input member.