Inventors:
Bryan Wilmoth - Griffin GA, US
William Stitcher - Moreland GA, US
Joseph Popwell - Newnan GA, US
Bobbie Peacock - Peachtree City GA, US
International Classification:
B26D001/00
Abstract:
Systems, apparatuses and methods for cutting and spooling paper are described. In one embodiment, a system for cutting a traveling web of paper that is being wound onto a first spool and transferring the paper web onto a second spool by feeding turn-up tape into a nip between the second spool and the paper web, comprises a transfer track for transporting the turn-up tape beneath the paper web and to a position adjacent to the nip, and a drive assembly capable of driving the turn-up tape along the transfer track toward the nip, wherein the drive is capable of being powered by manual power or motor power.