Patent ID: 7343722

Claim:
An unwrapping apparatus for removing stretch film from a stretch wrapped, palletized load, the unwrapping apparatus comprising: a frame having at least two upright legs operatively connected to maintain a space therebetween, the space being suitable for accommodating the load; at least one gripper configured for engaging the film and pulling the film from the wrapped load, the at least one gripper being connected to one of the upright legs and being movable toward and away from the load; a cutting unit carrying a cutting tool for cutting the film, the cutting unit being carried by the frame and being movable upward and downward and toward and away from the load; and a spooler unit carried by the frame for collecting the film after the film has been cut by the cutting unit, the spooler unit including a roller guide for aligning the cut film when collected by the spooler unit, the roller guide including at least two roller members which can be selectively positioned in one of an open position or a closed position, the roller members in their open positions forming a region over which the cut film can be pulled and subsequently secured to the spooler unit, the roller members in their closed positions forming an aperture through which the cut film can be pulled during collection of the cut film by the spooler unit.