Packing guide for flexible materials

Claim 2

A packing guide for guiding a flexible moving tape material, the guide comprising, in combination: a base anchor member; a first pivotable coupling engaged to said anchor member and pivotable about said anchor member; an elongated arm engaged to said pivotable coupling, the arm projecting longitudinally from said coupling to adjacent to the path of travel of a moving flexible tape material, the elongated arm being comprised of a first and second arm segment, the first arm segment being engaged about one end to the first coupling means and about the other terminal end to a tension pivot member, said tension pivot member being pivotable about an axis normal to the longitudinal axis of said first arm segment, said second arm segment being engaged about one end to said tension pivot member and about the other terminal end to said roller, said tension pivot member providing a continuous force component on said roller along the edge surface of said tape material; and a flanged roller engaged to the arm at a position intermediate the terminal ends of the arm, the roller being flanged to simultaneously frictionally engage an edge surface and the main surface of the tape material as said tape material moves along said path of travel.

Claim 3

The packing guide of claim 1 in which said first arm segment engages said first coupling means intermediate the terminal ends of said first arm segment; and further including a counter weight means engaged to said first arm segment adjacent its other terminal end for providing a continuous force component on said roller in a direction normal to the main surface of said tape material.

Claim 4

Improved guiding apparatus for winding flexible tape material in a reel comprising, in combination: a base member; a rotatable hub supported by said base member, the hub being adapted to receive and pack in a reel a supply of flexible tape material transported over a path of travel along the surface of the base member from a supplied source, the hub being rotatable about a first axis of rotation; an anchor member secured to said base member; a first pivotable coupling means engaged to said anchor member and pivotable about said anchor member; an elongated arm engaged to said pivotable coupling means, the arm projecting longitudinally from said coupling adjacent to the path of travel of said flexible tape material, the elongated arm being comprised of a first and a second arm segment, the first arm segment being engaged about one end to the first coupling means and about the other terminal end to a tension pivot member, said tension pivot member being pivotable about an axis normal to the longitudinal axis of the first arm segment, said second arm segment Being engaged about one end to said tension pivot member and about the other terminal end to said roller, said tension pivot member providing a continuous force component on said roller along the edge surface of said tape material; and a flanged roller engaged to the arm about the terminus of the arm, the roller being flanged to simultaneously frictionally engage the edge surface and the main surface of the tape material as said tape material is transported along the surface of the base member.

Claim 5

Improved guiding apparatus for winding flexible tape material in a reel comprising, in combination: a base member; a rotatable hub supported by said base member, the hub being adapted to receive and pack in a reel a supply of flexible tape material transported over a path of travel along the surface of the base member from a supplied source, the hub being rotatable about a first axis of rotation; an anchor member secured to said base member; a first pivotable coupling means engaged to said anchor member and pivotable about said anchor member; an elongated arm engaged to said pivotable coupling means, the arm projecting longitudinally from said coupling adjacent to the path of travel of said flexible tape material, the elongated arm being comprised of a first and a second arm segment, the first arm segment being engaged about one end to the first coupling means and about the other terminal end to a tension pivot member, said tension pivot member being pivotable about an axis normal to the longitudinal axis of the first arm segment, said second arm segment Being engaged about one end to said tension pivot member and about the other terminal end to said roller, said tension pivot member providing a continuous force component on said roller along the edge surface of said tape material; and a flanged roller engaged to the arm about the terminus of the arm, the roller being flanged to simultaneously frictionally engage the edge surface and the main surface of the tape material as said tape material is transported along the surface of the base member.

Claim 6

The apparatus of claim 3 in which the roller is engaged to said arm at a location adjacent to the point of tangency of the outer loop of the reel and said path of travel.

Claim 7

The apparatus of claim 4 in which said first arm segment engages said first coupling means intermediate the terminal ends of said first arm segment; and further including a counter weight means engaged to said first arm segment adjacent its other terminal end for providing a continuous force component on said roller in a direction normal to the main surface of said tape material.

Claim 8

The apparatus of claim 4 in which said tension pivot member is in the form of a flexure pivot spring engaged to said first arm segment and to said second arm segment.