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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2014
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Kevin Charles Strong, Loveland, OH (US);
Evan Joseph Durling, West Chester, OH (US);
Jason Matthew Orndorff, Lawrenceburg, IN (US);
David Zong Pan, Cambridge, MA (US);
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
A method of delivering a discrete cord to a transfer member, wherein the method includes providing a supply path fluidly connected to a metered cord supply. The supply path comprises a fluid flow, a transfer member, and a cutting apparatus. The transfer member comprises a first surface, a second surface, and a plurality of orifices on the first surface. The method also comprises moving a deployed cord supply towards the transfer member through the supply path by the fluid flow. The method further comprises moving a portion of the deployed cord supply into an orifice of the transfer member and cutting the deployed cord supply to create a discrete cord comprising a first end and a second end; wherein a portion of the discrete cord is in the orifice to the transfer member.