Patent ID: 8011556

Claim:
A device ( 100 ) for connecting separate strips in an endless strip, comprising: a first clamping device provided on an inlet side of the connecting device for clamping one separate strip and a second clamping device provided on an outlet side of the connecting device for clamping another separate strip, the first clamping device and the second clamping device each having an upper clamp ( 110 - r , 110 - l ), a lower clamp ( 120 - r , 120 - l ), and means (H 1 , H 2 , H 3 ) for displacing the upper clamp ( 110 - r , 110 - l ) and the lower clamp ( 120 - r , 120 - l ) between an open position in which a strip can be freely displaced therebetween, and a closed position in which the strip is clamped therebetween, and the first clamping device and the second clamping device each being formed as a separate unit releasably mountable into the connecting device; cutting means ( 155 ) located between the first clamping device and the second clamping device for cutting ends of the one strip and the another strip; and joining means ( 183 ) for connecting the one strip and the another strip with each other; a frame ( 340 ); a first lifting and positioning device ( 400 ) and; a second lifting and positioning device ( 500 ), both supported on the frame for supporting the first clamping device and the second clamping device and for adjusting their respective height and lateral positions.