Roll splicing system and method

A method of splicing an expiring roll to a new roll, said method comprising:

• unrolling an expiring strip of material from said expiring roll by rotating said expiring roll in a first direction;
• rotating said new roll proximate said expiring roll in a second direction opposite said first direction;
• contacting at least one adhesive adherable region proximate a leading end of said new strip of material with an adhesive region proximate a trailing end of said expiring strip of material from said expiring roll, wherein said at least one adhesive adherable region of said new strip of material from said new roll is adhered to said adhesive region;
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• unrolling said new roll.

A roll splicing system comprising:

• at least first and second types of rolls, wherein each of said first and second types of rolls includes a core region and a strip of material having a trailing end disposed proximate said core region and a leading end disposed proximate an outer surface of said roll when said strip of material is wound around said core region, said strip of material of said first type of roll having an outer non-adhering surface and an inner adherable surface, said strip of material of said second type of roll having an inner non-adhering surface and an outer adherable surface, wherein said first type of roll splices with said second type of roll such that said outer non-adhering surface of said first type of roll is facing the same direction as said inner non-adhering surface of said second type of roll;
• each of said first and second types of rolls further including a trailing segment having a first trailing segment end releasably coupled to said core region and a second trailing segment end coupled to said trailing end of said strip of material, said trailing segment having an adhesive region disposed on an outer surface of said trailing segment and a non-adherable region disposed on an inner surface of said trailing segment, wherein said non-adherable region contacts said adhesive region when said trailing segment is wound around said core region;
• said first type of roll further including at least one leading segment coupled proximate said leading end of said strip of material, said leading segment having a first outer adhesive adherable region at a leading end of said leading segment, an outer non-adherable region extending from said first outer adhesive adherable region substantially around said outer roll surface, and a second outer adhesive adherable region extending from said outer non-adherable region, wherein said first outer adherable region of said first type of roll initially adheres to said adhesive region on said trailing segment of said second type of roll;
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• said second type of roll including at least one leading segment coupled proximate said leading end of said strip of material, said leading non-adherable segment having an adhesive adherable region at a leading end thereof and an outer non-adherable region extending from said adhesive adherable region substantially around said outer roll surface, wherein said first outer adherable region of said second type of roll initially adheres to said adhesive region on said trailing segment of said first type of roll.