Patent ID: 7290732

Claim:
A system for cutting a traveling web of paper that is being wound onto a first spool and transferring the paper web onto a second spool by feeding turn-up tape into a nip between the second spool and the paper web, comprising: a transfer track for transporting the turn-up tape beneath the paper web and to a position adjacent to the nip; wherein the transfer track comprises at least in part a V-shaped groove capable of containing the turn-up tape, the V-shaped groove comprising a first side wall and a second side wall at an acute angle from the first side wall; a drive assembly capable of driving the turn-up tape along the transfer track toward the nip, wherein the drive assembly comprises both a motor powered drive option and a manual drive option such that a user may switch between motor power and manual power as necessary; at least a first clutch that engages a drive shaft during motor power operation; and at least a second clutch that engages a hand crank that engages the drive shaft during manual power operation, wherein when one clutch is engaged, the other is allowed to slip on the drive shaft and not engage.