Tear tape applying mechanisms for wrapping machines

Claim 1

IN COMBINATION WITH A WRAPPER FEED AND CUTTING MACHINE HAVING FEED ROLLS AND A CUTTER CONTINUOUSLY DRIVEN TO FORWARD A WEB OF WRAPPING MATERIAL, A TEAR TAPE APPLYING MECHANISM COMPRISING, A SUPPORT PLATE PROJECTING FROM THE SIDE OF SAID MACHINE AND TRANSVERSE TO THE PATH OF ADVANCE OF SAID WEB, A FIRST LOWER DRIVE SHAFT ON THE SIDE OF SAID PLATE CONNECTED TO AND DRIVEN IN TIMED RELATION BY SAID MACHINE, AN UPPER CAM SHAFT SUPPORTED ON THE SIDE OF SAID PLATE AND CONNECTED TO SAID FIRST SHAFT TO BE DRIVEN THEREBY, A THROUGH SHAFT JOURNALED IN SAID PLATE PERPENDICULAR TO SAID FIRST SHAFT AND DRIVEN THEREBY, A SUPPLY ROLL OF TEAR TAPE MATERIAL SUPPORTED ON SAID PLATE, A TAPE FEEDING ROLL MOUNTED ON SAID PLATE AND HAVING A CONTINUOUS ADJUSTABLE DRIVING CONNECTION TO SAID THROUGH SHAFT, GUIDE ROLLERS ARRANGED TO DIRECT A STRAND OF TAPE MATERIAL OVER SAID TAPE FEEDING ROLL FROM SAID SUPPLY ROLL, A PRESSURE ROLL HOLDING SAID STRAND IN FEEDING RELATION TO SAID FEEDING ROLL, A SOLENOID CENNECTED TO WITHDRAW SAID PRESSURE ROLL FROM STRAND FEEDING RELATION, A SLACK TAKE-UP DANCER ROLL ROTATABLY AND SLIDABLY MOUNTED ON SAID PLATE, OTHER GUIDE ROLLS MOUNTED ON SAID PLATE AND ADAPTED TO DIRECT SAID STRAND AROUND SAID DANCER ROLL TO A CUTOFF POSITION, ONE OF SAID OTHER GUIDE ROLLS BEING ADJUSTABLE TO VARY THE LENGTH OF SAID STRAND FROM SAID DRIVE ROLL TO SAID CUT-OFF POSITION, SWITCHES ACTUATED IN LOWERED AND RAISED POSITIONS OF SAID DANCER ROLL CONNECTED TO ACTIVATE SAID SOLENOID TO MOVE SAID PRESSURE ROLL TO STOP AND START FEEDING POSITIONS RESPECTIVELY, AN ADHESIVE WAX WELL SUPPORTED ON SAID PLATE, AN APPLICATOR WHEEL ROTATABLY MOUNTED ON SAID PLATE WITH ITS LOWER SIDE DIPPING INTO SAID WELL AND ITS UPPER SIDE IN CONTACTING RELATION TO ONE SIDE OF SAID STRAND