Mandrel cupping assembly

A mandrel dipping assembly for releaseably engaging unsupported ends of a plurality of mandrels disposed on a web winding turret assembly, said turret assembly comprising a plurality of mandrels extending parallel to a turret assembly central axis and driven in a closed mandrel path about said turret assembly central axis, said mandrel cupping assembly comprising:

• a cupping arm cooperatively associated with each mandrel of said plurality of mandrels, said cupping arm having a mandrel cup for releaseably engaging said unsupported end of said mandrel;
• a cupping arm support having a hold-open cam track and a hold-closed cam track disposed radially about a surface thereof, each cupping arm being carried in a radial path about said turret assembly central axis while disposed in either of said hold-open cam track or said hold-closed cam track;
• and,
• a first actuator for disposing said cupping arm from said hold-open cam track to said hold-closed cam track.