Apparatus and method for intermittent application of stretchable web to target web
US8007623B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 27, 2009 |
| Grant date | Aug 30, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 27, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T156/1746
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Apparatus and methods are provided to allow for cutting a stretchable first web into segments and securing the segments to a second web. The apparatus includes an infeed rate adjustment apparatus, a tension control device, a cutting apparatus, and means for securing the segments to the second web. The infeed rate adjustment apparatus is sized and configured to adjust the speed of the infeed of the first web to the cutting apparatus to space apart the segments.
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