Methods and apparatus for elastic deactivation in a laminate
US9539735B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 11, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jan 10, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 11, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T83/7809
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A variable interference anvil and knife combination is provided to selectively sever elastics in a laminate and preferably not sever the nonwoven portions of the laminate. The distance between the anvil and the knife can be programmatically altered to provide for smaller or larger gaps as processing speeds are changed.
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