Abstract Apparatus for, and method of, wrapping tape around a multisided article, employing a yieldably supported roller and a mechanism which feeds said tape between the surfaces of the article and said roller as the latter is moved over said surfaces. After the roller has traveled diagonally across one side of the article and pressed tape thereon, the article is rotated to bring the next adjacent side into position for taping, while the roller is held against the surface of the article by the yieldable action of the means provided for supporting the roller and by the programmed movement of the roller at a predetermined rate in the direction of rotation of said article. Through repetition of the aforesaid steps, tape is wrapped around the article at a selected angle relative to its longitudinal axis.
Inventors
👤 James S Howard
Bibliographic Details
Application Number—
JurisdictionUS
Data Sourcegoogle_patents
Last Synchronized2026-11-05 13:20
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65C; B65C1/00; B65C1/04; B65C1/047
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
147 words
Apparatus as defined in claim 1 including: said pressure roller supporting means comprising a support member mounted on said support arm for rotation about an axis disposed perpendicular to the axis of rotation thereof; means for locking said support member at different angular positions relative to said support arm; a pressure cylinder mounted on said support member so that its longitudinal axis is disposed perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of said support arm; a piston slidably disposed within said cylinder; a shaft one end of which is connected to said piston and the other end of which projects from said cylinder, said pressure roller being mounted on the free end of said shaft; means for maintaining the axis of rotation of said pressure roller in fixed position relative to said support member; and means for pressuring said cylinder to thereby drive said piston in opposite directions therein.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
34 words
Apparatus as defined in claim 1 wherein said pressure roller has a resilient rim the Shore hardness of which is not greater than 50 and the thickness of which is at least one-fourth inch.