Patent ID: 7546971

Claim:
An apparatus for unloading rolled material from a cantilevered support mandrel defining a first axis, comprising: a) a first guide rail extending generally parallel to the cantilevered support mandrel; b) a second guide rail extending generally perpendicularly to the cantilevered support mandrel; c) a third guide rail, wherein the third guide rail is generally parallel to the second guide rail; d) a carrier for receiving rolled material from the mandrel, the carrier being adapted and configured for movement along the first and second guide rails, the carrier defining a longitudinal axis and having a first end and a second end opposed to the first end along the longitudinal axis of the carrier, wherein the first and second ends of the carrier are operatively and pivotally connected to the second and third guide rails, respectively, so that the carrier is supported between the second and third guide rails and pivotally about said longitudinal axis; and e) a roll pusher arm operatively connected to the carrier operative to strip rolled material from the cantilevered support mandrel, wherein the roll pusher arm is configured for movement independent of the mandrel between a first retracted position and a second operative position beside rolled material on the mandrel.