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Apr. 21, 1997 [SE] Sweden 9701470
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U.S. Pat. application Ser. No. 08/991,280, pending assigned to assignee of the present application.
Primary Examiner—-John Q. Nguyen
Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Alston & Bird LLP
[57] ABSTRACT
A reel-up in which paper is reeled up on reeling drums to form paper reels is provided. The reel-up comprises two stand members provided with stand rails to support the reeling drum. A secondary system consisting of first and second secondary units for receipt of new reeling drums is provided adjacent to the stand members. Each secondary unit comprises a first and a second secondary member, each arranged adjacent one of the stand members. Both secondary members of each secondary unit are arranged at the outer sides of the stand members so that the deleterious effects of paper dust, etc. between the stand members are eliminated.
20 Claims, 7 Drawing Sheets
