Apparatus for applying tear tape

Claim 1

IN APPARATUS FOR APPLYING TEAR TAPE TO WRAPPING MATERIAL, THE COMBINATION COMPRISING MEANS PROVIDING A STATIONARY SURFACE AREA OVER WHICH A CONTINUOUS WEB OF WRAPPING MATERIAL MAY BE ADVANCED, A ROCK ARM, A TAPE APPLYING HEAD REVOLVABLY MOUNTED UPON THE END OF SAID ARM AND OVERYLING SAID STATIONARY SURFACE, SAID HEAD BEING PROVIDED WITH LEADING AND TRAILING TAPE APPLYING SURFACE AREAS, MEANS FOR HOLDING LEADING AND TRAILING PORTIONS OF A CONTINUOUS WEB OF TEAR TAPE RESPECTIVELY TO SAID LEADING AND TRAILING TAPE APPLYING SURFACE AREAS, AND MEANS OPERATIVE IN EACH CYCLE FOR BRINGING SAID LEADING TAPE APPLYING SURFACE AREA TO BEAR UPON SAID STATIONARY SURFACE AREA THEREBY TO PRESS SAID LEADING TAPE PORTION ONTO THE WRAPPING MATERIAL TO EFFECT ADHESION THERETO, SEVERING SAID LEADING TAPE PORTION FROM SAID TRAILING TAPE PORTION, RELEASING THE HOLD OF SAID LEADING TAPE APPLYING SURFACE AREA UPON SAID LEADING TAPE PORTION WHILE CONTINUING THE HOLD OF SAID TRAILING TAPE APPLYING SURFACE AREA UPON SAID TRAILING TAPE PORTION, AND TURNING SAID TAPE APPLYING HEAD TO FEED SAID TAPE AND POSITION THE SAME FOR THE NEXT CYCLE INCLUDING AN INPUT SHAFT ADAPTED TO ROTATE CONTINUOUSLY, MEANS OPERATIVELY INTERPOSED BETWEEN SAID SHAFT AND ROCK ARM FOR ROCKING SAID ARM, AND MEANS INTERPOSED BETWEEN SAID SHAFT AND TAPE APPLYING HEAD FOR ROTATING THE LATTER IN PREDETERMINED TIMED RELATION TO ROCKING OF SAID ARM.