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Apparatus for handling rolls of web material

  • US 5,265,999 A
  • Filed: 03/05/1992
  • Issued: 11/30/1993
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/05/1992
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. Apparatus for handling rolls of web material, said rolls being of the type comprising a hollow core on which a length of said web material is wound, said core having an axis of rotation and opposite ends, each end having a radially outwardly facing circumferential land extending axially beyond said material, said apparatus comprising:

  • means for supporting a plurality of said rolls;

    a first stand having a first chuck for engagement within said hollow core, said first chuck having a first longitudinal axis;

    a second stand having a second chuck for engagement within said hollow core, said second chuck having a second longitudinal axis coincident with said first longitudinal axis, said second chuck being spaced from and oriented toward said first chuck;

    means for gripping a roll on said means for supporting by engaging said radially outwardly facing circumferential lands of said core and for placing a roll on said first chuck; and

    means for transferring a roll from said first chuck to said second chuck.

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