Patent ID: 7523884

Claim:
A rewinding machine for producing logs of wound web material comprising: a web advancement path, along which a web material is fed; a core advancement path, along which winding cores are fed, said web material being wound around said cores to form said logs; a winding cradle to wind the web material and form said logs, including a first winding roller around which said web material is fed and a second winding roller, said first winding roller and said second winding roller forming a nip therebetween; said web advancement path and said core advancement path extending through said nip; said web advancement path, said core advancement path and said first winding roller being arranged such that each core advanced along said core advancement path is caused to pinch the web material against said first winding roller, said logs being wound in contact with said first winding roller and said second winding roller; means to sever the web material upon termination of winding each log, including a rotating severing element, cooperating with said first winding roller; at least one first glue dispenser including a mechanical member that touches the web material at end of winding of said each log to apply a first glue to a portion of said web material, in proximity to a severing line, along which the web material is severed upon termination of winding said each log to form a final free edge and an initial free edge, said first glue gluing the final free edge of the log; wherein said mechanical member of said first glue dispenser is integral with said severing element or is part of said severing element, and wherein said mechanical member, said web advancement path and said first winding roller are constructed and arranged such that the web material is fed between said mechanical member and said first winding roller when said mechanical member applies said glue to a portion of said web material contacting said first winding roller.