摘要 |
A device is provided for securing a length of leader tape from a supply thereof to a reel hub having a slot on its peripheral side wall. The hub is initially positioned on the base of the device with a segment of a leadering tape positioned adjacent the slot. A pair of spaced die members are mounted on the base and have vertically aligned apertures therein through which a supply of frangible rod is advanced. A shearing blade is slidably mounted in the device for movement between the die members and is reciprocated by an air cylinder between extended and retracted positions. Upon movement of the blade from its retracted position to its extended position, the blade shears the portion of the frangible rod between the die members and forces the sheared rod portion, with the tape adjacent the hub, into the slot in the reel hub.
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