Continuous web of a plurality of tabs and methods of making and using the same
US8834986B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 16, 2011 |
| Grant date | Sep 16, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 8, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/24777
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An elongate continuous material web is disclosed that includes a plurality of adjacent tabs arranged in a longitudinal direction of the web with connection regions between adjacent tabs. Each connection region includes three or more incisions that extend in the transverse direction of the web and are arranged in a manner such that at least one extensible connection member, extensible in the longitudinal direction of the web, is formed. At least one incision forms a side incision that travels through one longitudinal edge of the web, and at least one incision forms a further side incision that travels through the other longitudinal edge of the web. Also disclosed are a method for making such a web, a method for manufacturing a tab from such a web, a method for manufacturing an absorbent hygiene product with the help of such a web, and a cutting device to produce such a web.
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