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Unwinding apparatus

US3955772A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMay 8, 1975
Grant dateMay 11, 1976
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Expiry dateMay 8, 1995

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65H16/08
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

There is described an apparatus for unwinding substantially round coils of strip material. The apparatus comprises a frame having two upstanding side members, a pair of alignment members adapted for movement toward and away from each other within the apparatus to align the coil, and a plurality of rollers for engaging the coil's periphery to achieve rotation of the coil.

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