Web adjuster for plastic coated web
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1. A web adjuster comprising:
- a frame with a pair of spaced apart slots and having a web stop extending across said frame;
a bar with opposite ends slidably mounted in said slots to receive a web extending at least partially around said bar, said bar movable in said slots with said web to and from said web stop; and
,first means mounted on said bar and located between said bar and said web operable to position said web apart from said bar allowing relative motion between said web and said bar when said web is positioned apart from said web stop and further operable under web pressure to allow contact between said web and said bar to limit relative motion between said web and said bar as said bar forces said web against said web stop.
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Abstract
A web adjuster for use with a plastic coated web. An adjuster frame includes a pair of slotted upstanding walls which slidably receive a roller bar extending therebetween. A plastic sleeve is rotatably mounted to the bar and includes a plurality of flexible ribs. The web extends around the sleeve which acts as a bearing relative to the bar. A stop edge is contactable by the web as the bar and sleeve move thereto locking the web to the adjuster.
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18 Claims
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1. A web adjuster comprising:
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a frame with a pair of spaced apart slots and having a web stop extending across said frame; a bar with opposite ends slidably mounted in said slots to receive a web extending at least partially around said bar, said bar movable in said slots with said web to and from said web stop; and
,first means mounted on said bar and located between said bar and said web operable to position said web apart from said bar allowing relative motion between said web and said bar when said web is positioned apart from said web stop and further operable under web pressure to allow contact between said web and said bar to limit relative motion between said web and said bar as said bar forces said web against said web stop. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A web adjuster comprising:
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a frame with a pair of upstanding walls with a pair of spaced apart slots formed therein; a bar extending between said upstanding walls and having opposite ends slidably mounted in said slots for a web to extend at least partially around said bar; and
,a separator mounted on said bar and located between said bar and said web to separate said web apart from said bar allowing said web to move relative to said bar, said separator is immovable on said bar to allow contact between said web and said bar to limit relative motion between said web and said bar. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A web adjuster comprising:
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a frame with a pair of upstanding walls with a pair of spaced apart slots formed therein; a bar extending between said upstanding walls and having opposite ends slidably mounted in said slots; a web extending at least partially around said bar; and
,separator means mounted on said bar and located between said bar and said web to separate said web apart from said bar allowing said web to move relative to said bar, said separator means is movable on said bar to allow contact between said web and said bar to limit relative motion between said web and said bar. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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