Apparatus for joining, without stopping, the tail end of a web from a depleted coil to the leading end of a fresh coil

摘要

An apparatus for joining, while in continuous movement, (trailing) end of a web from a depleted coil to the leading end of a fresh coil comprises on a supporting frame a bonding station including a bonding cylindrical segment, a cylindrical surface mating therewith and a lever and arm assembly actuated to cause the cylindrical segment to be moved toward the mating surface in order to bond the tail end and leading end edges to each other.