Abstract: A Coanda effect nozzle includes first and second longitudinal airfoils mounted in spaced apart relationship generally transverse to the travel of the web. A mechanism is mounted between the first and second airfoils to define orifices adjacent each of the airfoils, so as to create first and second Coanda streams of air along the first and second airfoils, respectively. The first stream of air travels in a direction opposite to the travel of the second stream of air. The first and second streams of air travel generally parallel to the web.

Abstract: An apparatus for providing a continuous supply of web material to a web printer or other system. The web material is fed from a first roll supported in a feed position, and when the first roll is near depletion, the leading end of a second roll is adhesively connected to the web of the first roll with that web then being severed. One belt drive means is employed for rotating both the forward and rearward rolls so that these achieve the same speed for the connecting and severing operations. The belt drive means are connected to the press drive through control means which vary the belt drive speed in accordance with the tension of the web. An indexing conveyor supports forward and rearward rolls to locate the rolls in the forward and rearward running positions and in intermediate positions for connecting and severing of the web material and for loading of new rolls into the system.

Abstract: A web aligning apparatus is disclosed wherein a web path correcting tilt frame is mounted for tilting movement between the laterally spaced side plates of the tilt frame support structure. The tilt frame includes a pair of laterally spaced frame members which extend generally longitudinally of the path of travel of the web through the apparatus and which rotatably support a pair of steering rollers therebetween. The axes of the steering rollers extend generally transversely to the path of travel of the web through the apparatus. A pair of elongated links respectively connect the tilt frame members with the support structure side plates and are arranged so that the instantaneous center of rotation of the tilt frame is located outside the perimeter of the tilt frame and shifts along an arcuate path that extends laterally of the path of travel of the web with tilting movements of the tilt frame.