Abstract 1. Apparatus for splicing a web from a reserve roll to a web of a supply roll comprising means for supporting a reserve roll and a supply roll, a frame associated with said supporting means and at an elevation thereabove, first and second carriages movably supported by said frame for movement toward and away from each other, each carriage including at least one idler roller around which a web from one of the rolls may extend, an accumulation means for accumulating a supply of a web fed from one of the rolls, means supported by said frame independently of and below an anvil on said first carriage to sever the web being fed, and means on the second carriage for selectively moving the leading edge of a web from a reserve roll relative to said second carriage into contact with and for securement to the web being fed substantially at the same time the web being fed is severed.
Apparatus for splicing a web from a reserve roll to a web of a supply roll comprising means for supporting a reserve roll and a supply roll, a frame associated with said supporting means and at an elevation thereabove, first and second carriages movably supported by said frame for movement toward and away from each other, each carriage including at least one idler roller around which a web from one of the rolls may extend, an accumulation means for accumulating a supply of a web fed from one of the rolls, means supported by said frame independently of and below an anvil on said first carriage to sever the web being fed, and means on the second carriage for selectively moving the leading edge of a web from a reserve roll relative to said second carriage into contact with and for securement to the web being fed substantially at the same time the web being fed is severed.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
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Apparatus for splicing a web from a reserve roll to a web of a supply roll comprising means for supporting a reserve roll and a supply roll, a frame associated with said supporting means and at an elevation thereabove, first and second carriages movably supported by said frame for movement toward and away from each other, each carriage including at least one idler roller around which a web from one of the rolls may extend, an accumulation means for accumulating a supply of a web fed from one of the rolls, means supported by said frame independently of and below an anvil on said first carriage to sever the web being fed, and means on the second carriage for selectively moving the leading edge of a web from a reserve roll relative to said second carriage into contact with and for securement to the web being fed substantially at the same time the web being fed is severed.