Appeal No. 1998-1825 Application No. 08/658,014 (1) a support means for receiving a reel of the teartape so that the reel can rotate as tape is drawn from the reel by said moving packaging material, (2) a guide means defining a tape path from the reel to said location, (3) a brake means for reducing the speed of rotation of the reel in dependence on a reduction in tension of the teartape passing along said path, and (4) a drive motor for the reel for increasing the speed of rotation of the reel in dependence on an increase in tension of the tape passing along said path. A-1Page: Previous 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18Last modified: November 3, 2007