TEAR-OFF APPARATUS FOR SUCCESSIVELY TEARING OFF A LENGTH FROM THE LEADING END OF A MOVING FLATTENED TUBULAR WEB OF MATERIAL

摘要

A tear-off apparatus for lengths of flattened tube from a transversely scored or perforated single or multi-ply paper or plastic moving tubular web including a pair of holding rolls adapted to turn at no more than the web feeding speed, a pair of tear-off rolls downstream of the holding rolls and adapted to turn faster than the web feeding speed and at least two rows of deflector rollers for the web extending transversely of the web downstream from the holding rolls and upstream of the tear-off rolls, said rollers being adapted to make substantially point contact with the web.