Patent ID: 7264693

Claim:
An apparatus for transferring a threading tail of a web, comprising: a first drying cylinder having a first surface; a second drying cylinder having a second surface, the first drying cylinder and the second drying cylinder being spaced apart forming an empty space between the first surface and the second surface, the second surface being downstream of the first surface; a first turnover roll and a second turnover roll mounted to an arm in spaced apart relation, the first turnover roll and the second turnover roll positioned in the empty space between the first surface and the second surface with the first turnover roll nearer the first surface and the second turnover roll nearer the second surface; an air permeable belt mounted to form a loop about and supported by the first turnover roll and the second turnover roll and which is arranged to rotate so as to transport the threading tail of the web from the first surface to the second surface; at least one foil strip arranged within the belt loop to create a vacuum effect on a part of the belt loop between the first turnover roll and the second turnover roll; and a vacuum effect arranged in connection with the first turnover roll.