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Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2020

Filed:

Apr. 27, 2016
Applicant:

The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);

Inventors:

William Paul Mahoney, III, Liberty Township, OH (US);

Paul Allan Wilhelm, Cincinnati, OH (US);

James J. Williams, Dallas, PA (US);

Assignee:

The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B31B 50/52 (2017.01); B31B 50/00 (2017.01); B31B 110/35 (2017.01); B31B 50/80 (2017.01); B31B 120/30 (2017.01); B31B 100/00 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B31B 50/00 (2017.08); B31B 50/006 (2017.08); B31B 50/52 (2017.08); B31B 50/80 (2017.08); B31B 2100/00 (2017.08); B31B 2100/0022 (2017.08); B31B 2110/35 (2017.08); B31B 2120/30 (2017.08);
Abstract

A method and apparatus for constructing a folded flat. The flat may include a first surface having a first panel and a second panel. Each of the first panel and the second panel include an inner edge. Further, the first panel may include a first score line that extends in the machine direction and a tab adjacent the first score line. The tab connects the first panel and the second panel. A folding apparatus may engage the first surface of the flat. The folding apparatus may include an engagement member and a fold assist member. The fold assist member may engage the area between the inner edge of the first panel and the inner edge of the second panel. The engaging member and the fold assist member cooperate fold the flat along the score line to form a folded flat.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Mahoney, III, William. (2020). Method and apparatus for constructing folded flats for housing absorbent articles (U.S. Patent No. 10576706). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/10576706

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