Apparatus for storing a variable length of strip
US4391400A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 1, 1981 |
| Grant date | Jul 5, 1983 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 1, 2001 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB21C49/00
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A looper device of the horizontal type for forming a loop of strip for storage and intended to be used in a strip material processing line. Rollers for separating the upper strip from the lower strip of a loop formed by a moving cart are stored on the cart and are successively placed in position onto and removed from two cooperating stationary frames by a device mounted on the frames and which device is activated by a cam track located on the sides of the cart.
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