Methods and apparatus for application of nested zero waste ear to traveling web and formation of articles using a dual cut slip unit
US9433538B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 12, 2012 |
| Grant date | Sep 6, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 20, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T156/1075
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention provides a method of providing a disposable product with zero waste ear formation and attaching the ears to a running chassis web. A cut/slip operation is performed on an incoming web carried by a transfer drum, and the cut/slip pieces are further divided and next separated by a second transfer drum and bonded to incoming webs.
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