Roll handling apparatus

Roll handling apparatus comprising a cart having a bed for receiving a plurality of spaced rolls, a guide for moving said bed along a predetermined path, a first member mounted adjacent said guide for engaging a first one of said plurality of spaced rolls and a second member mounted in spaced relationship to said first member for engaging a spaced roll opposite to said first one of said plurality of spaced rolls, whereby the spaced rolls are moved toward one another into an aligned and adjacent relationship,

• an elevated support rail mounted parallel to said guide, a C-hook assembly mounted for movement along said elevated support rail, a vertically movable lifting arm extending downwardly from said elevated support rail and a C-shaped lifting hook mounted adjacent the lower end of said lifting arm, a tiltable upender assembly adjacent said support rail, said C-shaped lifting hook supporting rolls for movement to said tiltable upender assembly, said upender assembly including a frame, a deck assembly adjacent said frame and a rear carrier assembly extending generally perpendicular to said deck assembly, said deck assembly and said rear carrier assembly being rotatable 90.degree. relative to said frame about a first axis, said deck assembly being tiltable about a second axis, wherein the second axis is substantially perpendicular to said first axis.