Method and apparatus for folding diapers with selective movement of orbit of tucker balde
US4519596A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 13, 1984 |
| Grant date | May 28, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 13, 2004 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H29/62
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for transversely folding diapers which includes advancing a series of unfolded diapers along a horizontal path, orbiting a tucker blade for each diaper through said horizontal path to fold the diaper and deliver the now-folded diaper to a vertical path, and displacing the orbit of the tucker blade upwardly out of the horizontal path whenever a defective diaper appears in the series.
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