Patent ID: 8191337

Claim:
A stretch wrap device for delivering stretch wrap film to a coil of cable or other filament type product being wound on a rotating mandrel, comprising: a stretch wrap module for delivering stretch wrap film to the surface of said coil of cable or other filament type product between the coil of cable or other filament type product being wound on the mandrel and the surface of the coil of cable or other filament type product being wound on the mandrel; said stretch wrap module including an assembly for traversing said coil of cable or other filament type parallel to said rotating mandrel; said stretch wrap module further including a motor and roller assembly for moving said stretch wrap film toward said rotating mandrel until an end of said stretch wrap film engages said coil of cable or other filament type product, said stretch wrap module further including a compressor for generating compressed air and air jets for supporting the end of the stretch wrap film with compressed air as the stretch wrap film moves toward the rotating mandrel; the continued rotation of said mandrel causing the end of said stretch wrap film to cover the rotating surface of the wound coil of cable or other filament type material with said stretch wrap film; and said stretch wrap module further including a cutter mechanism for severing the stretch wrap film to cover only the surface of the coil of cable or other filament type product as the mandrel continues to rotate.