Butt splicer control

Claim 1

A MACHINE FOR AUTOMATICALLY BUTT SPLICING MOVING WEBS COMPRISING A PAIR OF DRAW ROLLS FOR CONTINUOUSLY ADVANCING A WEB, A PAIR OF CUTTING ROLLS POSITIONED AHEAD OF SAID DRAW ROLLS FOR SUPPORTING THE LEAD END OF A NEW WEB FOR TRNSVERSELY SEVERING AN OLD WEB WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY ADVANCING THE NEW WEB IN BUTTING RELATION TO THE LINE OF SEVERANCE, VACUUM MEANS FOR RETAINING THE SEVERED WEB PORTION AGAINST ONE OF SAID CUTTING ROLLS AND PREVENTING ITS ADVANCEMENT, SAID VACUUM MEANS INCLUDING A VACUUM PUMP AND CONDUITS CONNECTING SAID PUMP TO SAID ONE OF SAID PAIR OF CUTTING ROLLS, A PAIR OF TAPING ROLLS INTERPOSED BETWEEN SAID DRAW ROLLS AND CUTTING ROLLS FOR APPLYING TAPE OVER THE BUTT JOINT BETWEEN SAID WEBS AS SAID WEBS ARE BEING CONTINUOUSLY ADVANCED, MEANS FOR DRIVING SAID CUTTING AND TAPING ROLLS IN UNISON, SAID DRIVCLUTCH AND BRAKE, AND AN ELECTRIC CONTROL CIRCUIT FOR SAID DRIVING MEANS, SAID CONTROL CIRCUIT INCLUDING MEANS FOR ENERGIZING SAID VACUUM PUMP IN SERIES WITH A START SWITCH, MEANS FOR ENERGIZING SAID CLUTCH AND DENERGIZING SAID BRAKE IN SERIES WITH A SPLICE SWITCH, MEANS FOR ENERGIZING SAID BRAKE AND DEENERGIZING SAID CLUTCH INCLUDING A SWITCH OPERATED BY ONE OF SAID CUTTING AND TAPING ROLLS, AND INTERLOCKING MEANS INCLUDING A RESET SWITCH CONNECTED TO SAID MEANS FOR ENERGIZING THE VACUUM PUMP AND CLUTCH FOR ACTUATING SAID CUTTING ROLLS ONLY WHEN SAID VACUUM MEANS IS ENERGIZED FIRST AND SAID START, SPLICE AND RESET ING MEANS INCLUDING AN ELECTROMAGNETICALLY OPERATED SWITCHES ARE CLOSED IN A PREDETERMINED SEQUENCE.