CN115715268A

CN115715268A - Earring attachment device

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Publication number: CN115715268A
Application number: CN202180034329.8A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 高国兴
Original assignee: Dake Electrostatic Discharge Esd Technology Consulting Shenzhen Co ltd
Current assignee: Dake Electrostatic Discharge Esd Technology Consulting Shenzhen Co ltd
Priority date: 2021-06-22
Filing date: 2021-06-22
Publication date: 2023-02-24
Also published as: WO2022266856A1

Abstract

The present invention relates to an earring attachment device comprising loop-cord feeding means for feeding a continuous straight loop cord in a first direction, tape feeding means for feeding a continuous adhesive tape in said first direction, airflow means for generating an airflow in a second direction perpendicular to said first direction to deflect said continuous straight loop cord to form respective U-shaped loops, which are then transported along said first direction together with a mask body, followed by adhering said mask body to said adhesive tape to which said U-shaped loops have been adhered. It is very surprising that the earring attachment means using an air flow component as a continuous U-shaped ring forming unit is a very low cost arrangement that can accomplish the relatively high speed continuous ring forming task by incorporating a simple air flow without the need for any complicated and costly electromechanical or computer control system.

Description

Earring attachment device

Technical Field

The present invention relates to mask production and more particularly to an earring attachment device.

Background

The outbreak and spread of new coronavirus pandemics worldwide has caused the market to produce different types of masks to meet the needs of different end users according to their respective national tastes, cultures, incomes and lifestyles.

The most common type of mask in use worldwide today is the disposable mask that is disposable. The mask is made of a non-woven polymer material and has a three-ply folded configuration (commonly referred to as a three-ply fold) with attached earrings.

The operation of attaching a ring to an object usually involves picking up the ring at a particular point of the ring using a pick-up device (mechanical fingers) and transferring it to another particular new location where the mechanical fingers will then locate and place the ring at the point where it needs to be attached. The process will be repeated for the second specific point to be picked up and attached, and so on.

However, the use of mechanical fingers for attachment is a rather complicated process, since it requires the use of many mechanical components, including a very complex control system and electromechanical or computerized attachment systems, and is therefore costly.

However, with the current oversupply of supply, the competitive industry of disposable masks requires better, more efficient, or lower manufacturing equipment cost methods or solutions in order to survive and flourish the competitive disposable mask industry.

Since earring attachments are one of the main components in the manufacturing process for producing disposable masks, more innovative and cost-effective means are needed to develop better methods to achieve an operationally simple earring attachment process at extremely low setup and maintenance costs so that it can be used on a large scale to achieve good return-on-investment (ROI) in typical product manufacturing operations.

Disclosure of Invention

It is an object of the present invention to address the above-mentioned problems of the prior art by providing an earring attachment device.

According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided an earring attachment device comprising a loop cord feeding means for feeding a continuous straight loop cord (strap loop cord) in a first direction, a tape feeding means for feeding a continuous tape in the first direction, an air flow means for generating an air flow in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction to deflect the continuous straight loop cord to form a corresponding U-shaped loop, which is then conveyed with a mask body in the first direction, followed by adhering the mask body to the tape to which the U-shaped loop has been adhered.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the air flow means is a centrifugal fan arranged downstream of the loop rope feeding means in the first direction for generating a first air flow and a second air flow in the second direction but opposite to each other.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the air flow part includes two centrifugal fans symmetrically disposed downstream of the looped-cord feeding part in the first direction for generating a first air flow and a second air flow in the second direction but opposite to each other.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the earring attachment device further comprises a blocking member disposed along the first direction for adjusting the shape of the U-shaped loop.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the blocking means comprises a first U-shaped looping unit arranged on a first side of the gas flow means along the second direction for adjusting a first U-shaped loop deflected by the first gas flow, and a second U-shaped looping unit arranged on a second side of the gas flow means along the second direction for adjusting a second U-shaped loop deflected by the second gas flow.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, each of the U-shaped loop forming units includes a row of vertical bars arranged at intervals along the first direction.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the looped-cord feeding part includes a first looped-cord feeding unit disposed at a first side of the air flow part in the second direction and a second looped-cord feeding unit disposed at a second side of the air flow part in the second direction; the first looped-cord feeding unit and the second looped-cord feeding unit are parallel to each other and disposed above the tape feeding member.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, each of the looped-cord feeding units includes a looped-cord accommodating element disposed below the continuous tape for supplying the continuous straight looped-cord in the first direction, and a looped-cord conveying element for pulling the continuous straight looped-cord upward from the looped-cord accommodating element and conveying the continuous straight looped-cord over the continuous tape in the first direction toward the blocking member.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the looped-cord conveying element comprises a cam mechanism, a tilting structure and a first rotating disc; the cam mechanism is arranged above the continuous adhesive tape for pulling the continuous straight-loop rope upwards and conveying the continuous straight-loop rope above the continuous adhesive tape along the first direction, the inclined structure is used for conveying the continuous straight-loop rope downwards to the continuous adhesive tape, the first rotating disc is arranged close to the continuous adhesive tape for receiving the continuous straight-loop rope at a circular edge of the first rotating disc, and the circular edge is just close to the upper part of the continuous adhesive tape; the first rotating disk presses the continuous straight looped rope to adhere a small portion of the continuous straight looped rope to the continuous adhesive tape on each downward stroke of the cam mechanism.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the first rotating disk is driven by the continuous adhesive tape, and the continuous adhesive tape is moved by the tape feeding part.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the cam mechanism includes a cam rotating clockwise for pulling the continuous straight-looped rope upward, a driven wheel rotating counterclockwise for turning the continuous straight-looped rope in the first direction and transferring it over the continuous adhesive tape, and a frame for mounting the cam, the driven wheel, and the first rotating disk.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the tape supplying part includes a first roller wound with a first continuous tape and disposed on a first side of the air flow part in the second direction, a second roller wound with a second continuous tape and disposed on a second side of the air flow part in the second direction, and a receiving roller for receiving a mask having an ear ring; the first roller and the second roller are disposed upstream of the looped-cord feeding section and the air-flow section in the first direction, and the receiving roller is disposed downstream of the looped-cord feeding section and the air-flow section in the first direction.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the tape supplying part further comprises a motor for driving the receiving roller, wherein the first roller and the second roller are driven by the receiving roller.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the earring attachment device further comprises mask body feed means disposed above the continuous adhesive tape and downstream of the airflow component for feeding the mask body.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the mask body feed apparatus provides a continuous mask body having tabs mechanically formed at two of its four short sides, and the mask body is then placed with the edges of its short sides aligned with the outer edges of the continuous adhesive tape, and then pressed to adhere it to the continuous adhesive tape.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention, said earring attachment device further comprises a glue dispensing unit for dispensing a small amount of glue onto said continuous straight loop cord.

It is highly surprising that the earring attachment arrangement using an airflow component as the continuous U-shaped ring forming unit is a very low cost arrangement that can accomplish the relatively high speed continuous ring forming task by incorporating a simple airflow without the need to use any complicated and costly electromechanical or computer control system associated with mechanical pick-up fingers as highlighted in the prior art of this application.

Drawings

The present application is further explained below in conjunction with the attached examples and figures.

Fig. 1 is a schematic view of an earring attachment device according to a first embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 2 is a left side schematic view of the earring attachment device of fig. 1.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention more apparent, the present invention is described in further detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It is to be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the invention and are not to be construed as limiting the invention.

It should be noted that when it is mentioned that one object is "fixed" or "set" on another object, it may be directly located on the other object or indirectly fixed or set on the other object through a third object. When an object is referred to as being "connected" to another object, it can be directly connected to the other object or indirectly connected to the other object through a third object.

It should be noted that technical terms indicating directions or positional relationships, such as "length", "width", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", and other directions or positions shown based on the drawings, are merely for convenience and simplicity of description, and do not indicate or imply that the mentioned devices or components must have a specific direction or be constructed and operated in a specific direction, and this should not be construed as limiting the present application.

Furthermore, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features. Thus, features defined as "first" and "second" may include one or more of these features, either explicitly or implicitly. In the description of the present application, "a plurality" means two or more unless explicitly defined otherwise.

An earring attachment device includes a looped-cord feeding component for feeding a continuous straight looped cord in a first direction, a tape feeding component for feeding a continuous adhesive tape in the first direction, an airflow component for generating an airflow in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction to deflect the continuous straight looped cord to form a corresponding U-shaped loop, which is then conveyed along the first direction with a mask body, followed by adhering the mask body to the adhesive tape to which the U-shaped loop has been adhered. It is very surprising that the earring attachment means using an airflow component as the continuous U-shaped loop forming unit is a very low cost arrangement that can accomplish the relatively high speed continuous loop forming task by combining simple airflows without the need to use any complicated and costly electromechanical or computer control system associated with mechanical pick-up fingers as highlighted in the prior art of this application.

Fig. 1 is a schematic view of an earring attachment device according to a first embodiment of the present application. Fig. 2 is a left side schematic view of the earring attachment apparatus shown in fig. 1, with some components omitted to more clearly show its construction.

As shown in fig. 1-2, the earring attachment device includes a looped-cord feeding member 100 for feeding a continuous straight looped cord 10 in a first direction a, a tape feeding member 200 for feeding a continuous adhesive tape 20 in the first direction a, and an air flow member 300 for generating an air flow in a second direction B perpendicular to the first direction a to deflect the continuous straight looped cord 10 to form a corresponding U-shaped loop 30. The U-shaped loop 30 is then transported in the first direction a and subsequently adhered to the tape 20. The mask body 40 is then received over the adhesive tape 20 to which the U-shaped loop 30 has been adhered.

Further reference is made to fig. 1-2. We can note that the earring attachment means has a symmetrical structure. The tape feeding member 200 is horizontally disposed for feeding the continuous tape 20 in the first direction a (i.e., from right to left). Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the tape feeding part 200 may have any particular arrangement as long as the continuous adhesive tape 20 can be horizontally fed. The looped-cord feeding member 100 is disposed along a first direction a, i.e., along a tape feeding direction, for feeding the continuous straight looped-cord 10 along the first direction a. The straight looped string 10 and the adhesive tape 20 are transported in parallel and spaced apart so that the straight looped string 10 does not adhere to the adhesive tape 20 until it is desired to adhere together with the adhesive tape 20. Similarly, the looped-cord feeding part 100 may have any particular arrangement as long as it can horizontally feed the straight looped-cord 10.

The air flow unit 300 is disposed downstream of the looped-cord feeding unit 100, and may be a centrifugal fan 310 disposed downstream of the looped-cord feeding unit 100 for generating a first air flow F1 and a second air flow F2 in the second direction B but opposite to each other. Of course, the air flow unit 300 may further include two centrifugal fans 310 symmetrically disposed downstream of the looped-cord feeding unit 100 along the first direction a to generate a first air flow F1 and a second air flow F2 along the second direction B but opposite to each other. Thus, when the straight looped tether 10 passes through the gas flow member 300, the first and second gas flows F1 and F2 will deflect the straight looped tether 10 to form the corresponding U-shaped loop 30. The U-shaped loop 30 is then conveyed in the first direction a and adhered to the adhesive tape 20 due to its weight or by some other means (e.g. press brush, etc.). Thereafter, the mask body 40 is received over the adhesive tape 20. The mask body 40 with the U-shaped loop 30 attached thereto can be formed because the U-shaped loop 30 has already been adhered to the tape 20 due to its weight or by some other means, such as a press brush or the like.

In the present application, the airflow component 300 continuously releases airflow directed toward the uninterrupted incoming looped-cord, thereby causing the straight looped-cord to deflect and move away from its original straight line of travel (i.e., first direction a) according to the airflow direction of the first airflow F1 or the second airflow F2 to a new direction generally 90 degrees perpendicular to the straight line of travel to form the U-shaped loop 30.

In a preferred embodiment of the present application, in order to adjust the shape and length of the U-shaped ring 30, a blocking member 500 may be provided along the first direction a. The blocking member 500 may be a U-shaped loop forming unit formed of, for example, a U-shaped strip or a plurality of vertical bars, or strips arranged along the first direction a. In this way, the deflected looped-cord is then stopped and guided by the stop member 500, thereby forming the U-shaped loop 30 as shown in fig. 1.

Referring further to fig. 1-2, in a preferred embodiment of the present application, the tape supplying part 200 includes a first roller 210, a second roller 220, and a receiving roller 230. The first roller 210 is wound with a first continuous adhesive tape 20 and is disposed on a first side of the airflow member 300 along the second direction B, and the second roller 220 is wound with a second continuous adhesive tape 20 and is disposed on a second side of the airflow member 300 along the second direction B. And the receiving roller 230 is used to receive a mask having earrings.

As shown in fig. 1-2, first roller 210 and second roller 220 are disposed upstream, i.e., rightmost, of looped-cord feeding component 100 and airflow component 300 in first direction a. The continuous tape 20 is conveyed from right to left. And the receiving roller 230 is disposed downstream, i.e., leftmost, of the looped-cord feeding part 100 and the airflow part 300 in the first direction a. In another preferred embodiment, the tape supplying part 200 further includes only one motor 240 for driving the receiving roller 230, wherein the first roller 210 and the second roller 220 are driven rollers driven by the receiving roller 230. Of course, in other preferred embodiments of the present invention, the first roller 210 and the second roller 220 may be driving rollers.

Referring to fig. 1-2, looped-cord feeding part 100 includes a first looped-cord feeding unit 110 disposed at a first side of air flow part 300 along second direction B and a second looped-cord feeding unit 120 disposed at a second side of air flow part 300 along second direction B. The first looped-cord feeding unit 110 and the second looped-cord feeding unit 120 are parallel to each other and disposed above the tape feeding part 200.

Referring further to fig. 1 to 2, each of the first looped-cord feeding unit 110 and the second looped-cord feeding unit 120 includes a looped-cord accommodating member 11 and a looped-cord transferring member 12, the looped-cord accommodating member 11 being disposed below the continuous adhesive tape 20 for supplying the continuous straight looped-cord 10. The looped-cord conveying element 12 is used to pull the continuous straight looped-cord 10 upward from the looped-cord housing element 11 and to convey the continuous straight looped-cord 10 over the continuous adhesive tape 20 in the first direction a towards the blocking member 500.

In a preferred embodiment of the present application, the looped-cord transport element 12 comprises a cam mechanism 121, a tilt mechanism 122, and a first rotary dial 124. The cam mechanism 121 is disposed above the continuous adhesive tape 20 for pulling the continuous straight-loop string 10 upward, the inclined structure 122 is for transferring the continuous straight-loop string 10 downward to the continuous adhesive tape 20, and the first rotating disk 124 is disposed near the continuous adhesive tape 20 for receiving the continuous straight-loop string at its circular edge, which is just above the continuous adhesive tape. In each downward stroke of the cam mechanism 121, the first rotary disk 124 presses the continuous straight-loop string 10 to adhere a small portion of the continuous straight-loop string 10 to the continuous adhesive tape 20. In this way, the U-forming process can be better performed because the continuous straight looped rope 10 does not move freely.

In a preferred embodiment, the cam mechanism 121 includes a cam 1211 rotating clockwise for pulling the continuous straight and circular rope 10 upward, a driven pulley 1212 rotating counterclockwise for turning the continuous straight and circular rope 10 in the first direction a and transferring it over the continuous adhesive tape 20, and a frame 1213 for mounting the cam 1211, the driven pulley 1212.

Referring to fig. 1-2, frame 1213 includes a tilt arm provided with cam 1211 and follower 1212 and a vertical arm provided with first rotary disk 124, wherein the tilt arm and vertical arm form an acute angle therebetween. In a preferred embodiment, first rotatable disk 124 may be manual or automatic. The top end of the driven wheel 1212 is flush with the top end of the ramp structure 122. In this way, only a single rotational source (motor 240) along with simple airflow components can achieve a very low cost earring attachment process as compared to the traditional complex process of earring attachment using mechanical fingers in the traditional mask making industry.

With further reference to fig. 1-2, the barrier component 500 includes a first U-shaped loop forming unit 510 disposed on a first side of the gas flow component 300 along a second direction B for adjusting a first U-shaped loop 30 deflected by a first gas flow F1, and a second U-shaped loop forming unit 520 disposed on a second side of the gas flow component 300 along the second direction B for adjusting a second U-shaped loop 30 deflected by a second gas flow F2. In a preferred embodiment, first U-shaped loop forming unit 510 and second U-shaped loop forming unit 520 each comprise a first vertical bar 511 arranged at intervals along first direction a and several second vertical bars 512 arranged at intervals along first direction a, wherein first vertical bar 511 and second vertical bars 512 are spaced apart along second direction B and first vertical bar 511 is closer to airflow member 300.

In this embodiment, the continuous straight looped-cord 10 is pulled from the looped-cord containing element 11 (e.g., a bag or container) and transferred by the cam mechanism 121 onto the smooth surface plane of the ramp structure 122, and then moved toward the airflow member 300 through the ramp structure 122 and the smooth surface of the first rotating disk 124.

The air flow means 300 is preferably a centrifugal fan 310 arranged between two parallel successive adhesive tapes 20 along the direction a. The centrifugal fan 310 continuously releases the air flow directed towards the straight looped-cord entering without interruption, causing the looped-cord to deflect and move away from its original straight line of travel (i.e., the first direction a) according to the air flow direction of the first air flow F1 or the second air flow F2 to a new direction generally 90 degrees perpendicular to the straight line of travel. Then, the deflector yoke rope is stopped and guided by the

vertical rods

511 and 512 arranged in a U-shaped pattern, thereby forming the U-shaped loop 30. The length of looped-cord formed U-shaped loop 30 corresponds to the circumference of cam 1211 during each cycle of rotation.

In the preferred embodiment, the earring attachment apparatus further includes a mask body feed 600 disposed above the continuous strip of tape 20 and downstream of the airflow component 300 for supplying the mask body 40. The mask body feed apparatus 600 provides a continuous mask body having tabs 41 mechanically formed at two of its four (4) short sides, and the mask body 40 is then placed with the edges of its short sides aligned with the outside edges of the continuous strip of tape 20, and then the mask body 40 is pressed to adhere it to the continuous strip of tape 20. Feeding of the mask body 40 is accomplished by conventional methods, including feed rollers, feed vibration motors, and direct gravity feed methods, among others, commonly used in the manufacturing industry.

After adhering the mask body 40 to the transfer tape 20, the mask body 40 is then transferred with the transfer tape 20 to a receiving roll 230. As previously described, the take-up roll 230 is driven by the motor 240 to pull the tape 20 to form a continuous flow of mask body that is adhered to the tape 20 to which the U-shaped loop has been adhered. The continuous mask body flow (with U-shaped loops) may then be removed and transferred to other subsequent processes.

In a preferred embodiment, the mask body 40 has been connected with a nose clip. Placing such a nose clip in a particular location on the adhesive tape 20 will automatically attach the nose clip to the outer surface of the mask. This option not only provides more manufacturing process flexibility or options for the attachment of the nose clip, but also provides more design and appearance options for the end user for commercial reasons.

Optionally, the earring attachment device may further comprise a glue dispensing unit 400 to dispense a small amount of glue onto the looped-cord. This is an additional precaution step to ensure that the reliability of the bond strength of the earring to the mask sheet is strong and safe, especially since different users may exert different pulling forces on the earring when wearing it, thereby risking the earring falling off the mask body.

It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the earring attachment device may be used or applied to conventional mask ring attachment processes using any material, such as spun polypropylene (PP), cellulose, or other polymers, which are widely used in the mask manufacturing industry.

The foregoing is a further detailed description of the present application in connection with specific preferred embodiments and the specific embodiments of the present application are not to be considered as limited to the illustrations. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that any various modifications or substitutions can be made to the present application without departing from the spirit of the invention, and such modifications or substitutions should be considered to fall within the scope of the present application.

Claims

1. An earring attachment device comprising loop cord feeding means for feeding a continuous straight loop cord in a first direction, tape feeding means for feeding a continuous adhesive tape in said first direction, air flow means for generating an air flow in a second direction perpendicular to said first direction to deflect said continuous straight loop cord to form a respective U-shaped loop, said U-shaped loop then being conveyed with a mask body in said first direction, followed by adhering said mask body to said adhesive tape to which said U-shaped loop has been adhered.

2. The earring attachment device according to claim 1, wherein the air flow component is a centrifugal fan disposed downstream of the loop cord feeding component in the first direction for generating a first air flow and a second air flow in the second direction but opposite to each other.

3. The earring attachment device of claim 1, wherein the airflow means comprises two centrifugal fans symmetrically disposed downstream of the loop cord feeding means along the first direction for generating first and second airflows along the second direction but opposite to each other.

4. The earring attachment device according to claim 2 or 3, further comprising a blocking member arranged along the first direction for adjusting the shape of the U-shaped loop.

5. The earring attachment device of claim 4, wherein the blocking component comprises a first U-shaped looping unit disposed on a first side of the gas flow component along the second direction for adjusting a first U-shaped loop deflected by the first gas flow, and a second U-shaped looping unit disposed on a second side of the gas flow component along the second direction for adjusting a second U-shaped loop deflected by the second gas flow.

6. The earring attachment device according to claim 5, wherein each of said U-shaped loop forming units comprises a row of vertical bars spaced apart along said first direction.

7. The earring attachment device according to any of claims 1-3, wherein the looped-cord feeding member comprises a first looped-cord feeding unit disposed on a first side of the airflow member in the second direction and a second looped-cord feeding unit disposed on a second side of the airflow member in the second direction; the first looped-cord feeding unit and the second looped-cord feeding unit are parallel to each other and disposed above the tape feeding member.

8. The earring attachment device according to claim 7, wherein each of the looped-cord feeding units comprises a looped-cord accommodation element disposed below the continuous adhesive tape for providing the continuous straight looped-cord, and a looped-cord transmission element for pulling the continuous straight looped-cord upward from the looped-cord accommodation element and transmitting the continuous straight looped-cord in the first direction over the continuous adhesive tape toward the blocking member.

9. The earring attachment device of claim 8, wherein the looped-cord transmission element comprises a cam mechanism, a tilting structure, and a first rotating disk; the cam mechanism is arranged above the continuous adhesive tape for pulling the continuous straight-loop rope upwards and conveying the continuous straight-loop rope above the continuous adhesive tape along the first direction, the inclined structure is used for conveying the continuous straight-loop rope downwards to the continuous adhesive tape, the first rotating disc is arranged close to the continuous adhesive tape for receiving the continuous straight-loop rope at a circular edge of the first rotating disc, and the circular edge is just close to the upper part of the continuous adhesive tape; the first rotary disk presses the continuous straight looped rope to adhere a small portion of the continuous straight looped rope to the continuous adhesive tape on each downward stroke of the cam mechanism.

10. The earring attachment device of claim 9, wherein the first rotary disk is driven by the continuous adhesive tape, and the continuous adhesive tape is moved by the tape feed member.

11. The earring attachment device of claim 9, wherein the cam mechanism comprises a cam that rotates clockwise for pulling the continuous straight loop cord upward, a driven wheel that rotates counterclockwise for steering the continuous straight loop cord in the first direction and transmitting it over the continuous adhesive tape, and a frame for mounting the cam, the driven wheel, and the first rotating disk.

12. The earring attachment device of any one of claims 1-3, wherein said tape supplying component comprises a first roll having a first continuous tape wrapped therearound and disposed on a first side of said airflow component along said second direction, a second roll having a second continuous tape wrapped therearound and disposed on a second side of said airflow component along said second direction, and a receiving roll for receiving a mask having an earring; the first roller and the second roller are disposed upstream of the looped-cord feeding section and the air-flow section in the first direction, and the receiving roller is disposed downstream of the looped-cord feeding section and the air-flow section in the first direction.

13. The earring attachment device of claim 12, wherein said tape supply further comprises a motor for driving said receiving roller, wherein said first roller and said second roller are driven by said receiving roller.

14. The earring attachment device of any of claims 1-13, further comprising a mask body feed disposed above the continuous strip and downstream of the airflow component for feeding the mask body.

15. The earring attachment device of claim 14, wherein the mask body feed provides a continuous mask body having tabs mechanically formed at two of its four short sides, and the mask body is then placed with the edges of its short sides aligned with the outer edges of the continuous adhesive tape, and then pressed to adhere it to the continuous adhesive tape.

16. The earring attachment device according to any of claims 1-13, further comprising a glue dispensing unit for dispensing a small amount of glue onto said continuous straight loop cord.