US3960646A
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Tape tab cutter and applicator
Assignee: Procter and Gamble Co
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Filing: 1972-09-18
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Granted: 1976-06-01
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Expires: 1992-09-18
Abstract
Abstract A tape tab cutting and applying mechanism in which a rotating orbiting tape head picks up a tape tab at one station and transports it to an applying station for applying tape tabs at spaced intervals on a moving web or line of successive objects. The tape tab is essentially perpendicular to the path of the tape head at the pick-up station and parallel to the web or article at the applying station.
Inventors
- 👤 Karl Edward Wiedamann
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 00:42
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65C; B65C1/00; B65C1/02; B65C1/021; B65C9/00; B65C9/08; B65C9/18; B65C9/1803; B65C9/1815; B65C9/1819; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T156/00; Y10T156/12; Y10T156/1317; Y10T156/1322; Y10T156/1326; Y10T156/133; Y10T156/1335
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
178 words
An apparatus for applying tape tabs at spaced intervals on the surface of a continuously moving web as the web passes through a tape tab applying station, comprising: a. an orbitable, rotatable, tape tab handling member having a generally flat tape tab carrying surface; b. grip means associated with the carrying surface for holding the tape tab in contact with said carrying surface; c. orbit means operatively associated with said member for moving said member through an orbital path which approximates the plane and the velocity of the web at the applying station; and d. orienting means operatively associated with said member for orienting said carrying surface parallel the surface of the web as said member approaches and moves through the applying station, whereby said tape tab and the surface of the web in the applying station are substantially parallel when they approximate and contact and wherein said orienting means comprises a planetary gear and a stationary sun gear, the planetary gear being attached to said member, and the planetary gear being operatively associated with the sun gear.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
178 words
An apparatus for applying tape tabs at spaced intervals on the surface of a continuously moving web as the web passes through a tape tab applying station, comprising: a. an orbitable, rotatable, tape tab handling member having a generally flat tape tab carrying surface; b. grip means associated with the carrying surface for holding the tape tab in contact with said carrying surface; c. orbit means operatively associated with said member for moving said member through an orbital path which approximates the plane and the velocity of the web at the applying station; and d. orienting means operatively associated with said member for orienting said carrying surface parallel the surface of the web as said member approaches and moves through the applying station, whereby said tape tab and the surface of the web in the applying station are substantially parallel when they approximate and contact and wherein said orienting means comprises a planetary gear and a stationary sun gear, the planetary gear being attached to said member, and the planetary gear being operatively associated with the sun gear.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
40 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said carrying surface has spaced apertures therein and said grip means comprises a vacuum means within said member acting through said apertures, whereby said tape tabs are held in contact with the carrying surface.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
41 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the orbit means comprises a rotatable input shaft and an arm mounted thereon, said arm extending radially outwardly from said shaft, and said member being rotatably mounted on said arm radially outwardly from said shaft.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
44 words
The apparatus of claim 3 including an intermediate gear between said planetary gear and said sun gear, and wherein said sun gear is concentric with the orbital path of the tape tab handling member and said planetary gear is rigidly fixed to said member.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
94 words
The apparatus of claim 1 including a tape tab pick-up station whereat a tape tab is picked up by said carrying surface, wherein said orienting means also positions the carrying surface parallel to a radial of the handling member's orbital path at the pick-up station and said pick-up station comprising: a. drive means for placing said tape tab in the orbital path of said carrying surface; and b. guide means cooperatively engaged with said tape tab for positioning the tape tab parallel to the orientation of said carrying surface is at the pick-up station.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
148 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said member includes a knife and including a. an anvil; b. the anvil being outside and adjacent the orbital path of the member; c. the knife being positioned between said carrying surface on the member and the anvil when the member is adjacent the anvil; d. the cutting edge of the knife being adjacent the carrying surface and cooperating with the anvil to effect a cutting action between the knife and the anvil when the member is adjacent the anvil; and e. drive means cooperatively engaged with bulk tape for moving the free end of the bulk tape across the anvil into the orbital path; whereby the tape fed into the orbital path is cut to form a tape tab every time the member passes the anvil and the tape tab is carried away on the carrying surface to the applying station.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
94 words
The apparatus of claim 5 wherein said orienting means also positions the carrying surface parallel to a radial of the handling member's orbital path when the carrying surface is adjacent the anvil and including tape guide means associated with the tape drive means for controlling the position of the free end of the bulk tape as fed, said guide means positioning said free end on a radial of the orbit of the member, whereby the tape is fed into the path of the member perpendicular to the path of the member passing the anvil.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
122 words
The apparatus of claim 5 including a moveable support and anvil drive means associated with said support for moving said support, said anvil being fastened to said support, said support moveable so that said anvil moves between a first and second position, said first position being adjacent the orbital path, said second position being inside said orbital path, said drive means moving the anvil to the second position after the member passes the anvil, whereby said anvil is moved away from the bulk tape supply after each tape tab is cut to break any bond between a pressure sensitive bulk tape and the anvil which may be formed by the interaction between the knife and the anvil when the tape is cut.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
65 words
The apparatus of claim 5 including a lubrication roll, the surface of said roll tangentially intersecting the path of the cutting edge of the knife, so that the cutting edge contacts the surface of the lubrication roll after cooperating with the anvil, whereby a lubricating film is deposited on the cutting edge to prevent a build-up of adhesive and tape materials on the cutting edge.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
44 words
The appartus of claim 1 including an intermediate gear between said planetary gear and said sun gear, and wherein said sun gear is concentric with the orbital path of the tape tab handling member and said planetary gear is rigidly fixed to said member.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
349 words
An apparatus for cutting tape tabs from a bulk strip of pressure sensitive tape and applying the tape tabs at spaced intervals on a continuously moving web as the web passes through a tape tab applying station, said apparatus comprising: a. a rotatable arm; b. drive means connected to said arm for rotating said arm; c. a tape tab handling member being rotatably mounted on the arm radially outwardly from the center of rotation of the arm; d. said tape handling member having a tape tab carrying surface and a knife edge parallel to and adjacent the carrying surface; e. grip means for holding a tape tab in contact with the carrying surface; f. a sun gear being concentric with the arm; g. an intermediate gear being engaged with the sun gear; h. a planetary gear attached to said member and engaged with the intermediate gear; i. said gears being engaged so that the carrying surface is parallel to the web at the applying station; j. the center of rotation of said arm being a distance from the tape applying station so that the path of the carrying surface during rotation of the arm tangentially contacts the web at the applying station; k. an anvil being outside and adjacent the path of the knife edge, whereby the knife edge and anvil cooperate to sever tape tabs from the bulk strip of tape laying across the anvil when the knife edge passes the anvil during rotation of the arm; l. tape release means for breaking any bond between a severed end of the bulk strip of tape and the anvil which may be formed when a tape tab is severed from the bulk strip; m. a lubrication roll having a deformable, resilient peripheral surface containing a lubricant, said surface being tangential to the path of the knife edge so that the knife edge contacts the lubrication roll surface after it cooperates with the anvil to cut the tape; and n. tape drive means for advancing the bulk strip across the anvil and into the path of the tape handling member.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
349 words
An apparatus for cutting tape tabs from a bulk strip of pressure sensitive tape and applying the tape tabs at spaced intervals on a continuously moving web as the web passes through a tape tab applying station, said apparatus comprising: a. a rotatable arm; b. drive means connected to said arm for rotating said arm; c. a tape tab handling member being rotatably mounted on the arm radially outwardly from the center of rotation of the arm; d. said tape handling member having a tape tab carrying surface and a knife edge parallel to and adjacent the carrying surface; e. grip means for holding a tape tab in contact with the carrying surface; f. a sun gear being concentric with the arm; g. an intermediate gear being engaged with the sun gear; h. a planetary gear attached to said member and engaged with the intermediate gear; i. said gears being engaged so that the carrying surface is parallel to the web at the applying station; j. the center of rotation of said arm being a distance from the tape applying station so that the path of the carrying surface during rotation of the arm tangentially contacts the web at the applying station; k. an anvil being outside and adjacent the path of the knife edge, whereby the knife edge and anvil cooperate to sever tape tabs from the bulk strip of tape laying across the anvil when the knife edge passes the anvil during rotation of the arm; l. tape release means for breaking any bond between a severed end of the bulk strip of tape and the anvil which may be formed when a tape tab is severed from the bulk strip; m. a lubrication roll having a deformable, resilient peripheral surface containing a lubricant, said surface being tangential to the path of the knife edge so that the knife edge contacts the lubrication roll surface after it cooperates with the anvil to cut the tape; and n. tape drive means for advancing the bulk strip across the anvil and into the path of the tape handling member.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1979-06-01 | 1979-12-01 | 1980-06-01 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1983-06-01 | 1983-12-01 | 1984-06-01 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1987-06-01 | 1987-12-01 | 1988-06-01 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |