Auto lamination cassette apparatus

An apparatus for preparing a cassette spool comprising:

• a supply reel for supplying and unrolling tape material on original backing paper;
• at least one cutting member for cutting unrolled tape material while on original backing paper;
• a cutting surface defined in a plane, the cutting member and cutting surface configured to cooperate so as to cut a portion of unrolled tape material to form a cut portion and an uncut portion;
• a pivoting path member adapted to move from a first position aligned in the plane to a second position in which at least a portion of the pivoting path member is aligned out of the plane, the cut portion and the uncut portion of the unrolled tape material configured to pass over the pivoting path member, the uncut portion separating from the backing material of the unrolled tape material when passing over the pivoting path member in the second position;
• a curved path member in a fixed position, wherein at least a start portion of the curved path member is aligned in the plane
• at least one removing member configured such that the uncut tape material removed from the original backing paper at the pivoting path member is fed into the removing member and the cut portion of the unrolled tape material is fed between and against the removing member and one of the pivoting path member and the curved path member;
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• a cassette spool for rolling up unrolled cut tape material on original backing paper.