(19)
(11) EP 1 454 860 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
24.01.2007 Bulletin 2007/04

(43) Date of publication A2:
08.09.2004 Bulletin 2004/37

(21) Application number: 04251028.9

(22) Date of filing: 25.02.2004
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B65H 19/18(2006.01)
 B31B 1/90(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK

(30) Priority: 25.02.2003 GB 0304271

(71) Applicant: Filtrona United Kingdom Limited
Nottingham NG16 2GT (GB)

(72) Inventors:
  • Brooks, Gary
    Alfreton Derbyshire DE55 4EQ (GB)
  • Booth, Michael
    Mansfield Notts NG20 9AJ (GB)

(74) Representative: Mohun, Stephen John 
HASELTINE LAKE Imperial House 15-19 Kingsway
London WC2B 6UD
London WC2B 6UD (GB)

   


(54) Method and apparatus for splicing tapes


(57) A tape dispensing unit (10), feeding tear tapes (12,13), to a continuous portion of packaging material (14). The tear tape is applied to the packaging portions so that consumers may easily open the assembled packages. Tape (12,13) is applied to packaging (14) from a reel (16a,16b). A reserve reel (16a,16b) also holding tape is provided. When the end of the tape on the reel in use is reached the tape dispensing unit splices together the end of the tape in use with the beginning of the reserve reel, so that tape is fed continuously to the packaging material.







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