US 7,540,128 B2
Film dispenser with pre-stretch assembly
Patrick R. Lancaster, III, Louisville, Ky. (US); Richard L. Johnson, LaGrange, Ky. (US); Willie Martin Hall, Taylorsville, Ky. (US); Jeremy D. Anderson, Cox's Creek, Ky. (US); and David Eldridge, Fern Creek, Ky. (US)
Assigned to Lantech.com, LLC, Louisville, Ky. (US)
Filed on Mar. 09, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/371,254.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/659886, filed on Mar. 10, 2005.
Prior Publication US 2006/0254225 A1, Nov. 16, 2006
Int. Cl. B65B 53/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 53—556  [53/436; 53/441] 24 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A film dispenser for dispensing film during a stretch wrapping operation, the dispenser comprising:
a roll carriage frame having a drive plate;
first and second pre-stretch rollers, first ends of the first and second pre-stretch rollers being connected to the drive plate; and
first and second vertical supports connected by a bridge portion, one of first and second ends of the first and second vertical supports being connected to second ends of the first and second pre-stretch rollers.