Method for cutting and sealing an absorbent member
US6562168B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 20, 2000 |
| Grant date | May 13, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 20, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T156/1313
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A web including a fibrous material and superabsorbent material is fed to a station. The web has a first surface, a second surface, a first side edge and a second side edge. At the station, the operation of applying a superabsorbent material movement obstruction agent and cutting the web into individual absorbent members having a pair of opposing cut ends are carried out simultaneously.
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