Apparatus for wrapping a flexible member
US5163265A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 1, 1991 |
| Grant date | Nov 17, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 1, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65B35/08
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus is provided for wrapping a sheet about an external surface of a flexible member to package the flexible member. The apparatus comprises a mechanism for receiving and clamping a free end of the sheet and a first portion of the flexible member, as well as a mechanism for spacing a second portion of the flexible member a preselected distance from the first portion thereof. The apparatus further comprises a mechanism for moving the receiving and clamping mechanism to urge the spacing mechanism toward the receiving and clamping mechanism so that movement of the receiving and clamping mechanism wraps the flexible member and sheet with the sheet being wrapped about the external surface of the flexible member.
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