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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2005
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2002
Steve Swafford, Easley, SC (US);
Steve Schwarz, Inman, SC (US);
Dan Mckamy, Simponville, SC (US);
James Mabry, Spartanburg, SC (US);
Jeff Walker, Easley, SC (US);
Steve Swafford, Easley, SC (US);
Steve Schwarz, Inman, SC (US);
Dan McKamy, Simponville, SC (US);
James Mabry, Spartanburg, SC (US);
Jeff Walker, Easley, SC (US);
Cryovac, Inc., Duncan, SC (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for reducing wrinkles in a film includes a first pair of cylindrical rollers including a first roller and a second roller, the first and second roller each in parallel juxtaposed relation to each other, and each having a substantially smooth surface; and a second pair of cylindrical rollers including a third roller and a fourth roller, the third and fourth roller each in parallel juxtaposed relation to each other, and at least one of the third and fourth roller having a chevron pattern disposed on the surface thereof; the first pair of rollers being adjacent to and spaced apart from the second pair of rollers. A method for reducing wrinkles is also disclosed herein.