(under subclass 487.1) Subject matter wherein the severing means includes a detector for determining the length material wound on the take-up member and an actuator responsive to the detector for severing the material when a predetermined length has been detected.
(1) Note. The length of material need not be directly measured by a scale nor related directly to the take-up member, but may be a turn counter, weight scale or the like providing an indication from which wound length of material is determinable.
