Patent ID: 8011612

Claim:
A rewinding machine for winding a web material into logs comprising: a feed path for feeding web material towards a winding system; an interruption member to interrupt the web material at an end of winding of a log; a core feeder to sequentially insert winding cores in a channel defined by a rolling surface and a movable core feed member constructed and arranged so that when a core is inserted in said channel the web material is between said core and said feed member and in contact with said feed member, said feed path extending along said channel; wherein said interruption member is associated with said feed member, wherein said interruption member is arranged on a side of said feed path which includes said feed member and said side of said feed path being opposite said rolling surface and said interruption member being positioned at least partly on an opposite side of said feed member with respect to said channel to act on the web material through said feed member, and wherein said interruption member is timed to operate when the web material is to be severed.