Patent ID: 7080803

Claim:
A device for winding a web of material comprising: a first clamping element and a second clamping element, said first and second clamping elements forming a winding body having an outer circumferential surface on which a web of material can be wound; a closable clamping gap in said outer circumferential surface defined by said first and second clamping elements, said clamping gap being adapted to open to receive, and to close to hold a start of a web of material; means supporting said first and second clamping elements for displacement with respect to each other about a common axis of rotation; a drive mechanism for rotating said winding body about said common axis of rotation whereby a web of material, whose start is received and held in said clamping gap, can be wound on said winding body; and means supporting said winding body for movement between a first, winding position and a second, waste removal position and including means for pivoting said winding body about a pivot axis, extending generally perpendicular to said axis of rotation of said first and second clamping elements, between said first and second positions.