Stretch film dispenser for orbital pallet wrappers

An orbital wrapping apparatus for wrapping a cargo in a stretch film, comprising:

• a base frame;
• a circular ring assembly mounted on the base frame and rotatable with respect to the base frame to form an axis of rotation;
• a stretch film dispenser mounted on the circular ring assembly and rotatable with the circular ring assembly about the axis of rotation, the stretch film dispenser having:
• a roll of stretch film dispensing the stretch film by rotation of the circular ring assembly;
• a subframe fixed to the circular ring assembly and the roll of stretch film is mounted on a loading assembly attached to the subframe, the loading assembly having:
• a first end cap having a fixed position with respect to the subframe;
• a second end cap movable with respect to the subframe and the roll of stretch film held between the first end cap and the second end cap;
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• a lever attached to and pivotable with respect to the subframe, the lever adapted to engage a protrusion of the portion of the subframe to hold the portion of the subframe in a second position;
• a first feed roller and a second feed roller are mounted to a portion of the subframe that is movable between a first position adjacent to an axis extending through the first and second end caps and the second position spaced further apart from the axis;
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• a cutting assembly, the cutting assembly includes a cutting motor, a cutter head attached to the cutting motor, a shaft movable by the cutting motor between a retracted position and an extended position, and a pinch head attached to an end of the shaft, the cutter head includes a cutter housing and a spring pad disposed within the cutter housing and movable with respect to the cutter housing between a depressed position and a protruding position, mounted to the base frame and extending through an opening defined by the circular ring assembly, the cutting assembly adapted to cut and hold the stretch film.