(under subclass 551) Subject matter wherein the splicing mechanism includes a storage device for receiving a reserve length of the elongated material to later serve as a temporary supply while normal unwinding is halted or slowed for splicing.
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331+, for intermediate storage between a supply and take-up coil of a machine convertible information carrier.
364+, for a unidirectional wind/rewind arrangement which may serve as an accumulator.
417+, for a reserve loop former for accumulating slack material.
