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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2009
Toby R. Thomas, Victor, NY (US);
Alexander R. Provan, Canandaigua, NY (US);
Craig E. Cappel, Pittsford, NY (US);
Larry E. Benedict, Palmyra, NY (US);
Gerald R. Winiecki, Suring, WI (US);
Toby R. Thomas, Victor, NY (US);
Alexander R. Provan, Canandaigua, NY (US);
Craig E. Cappel, Pittsford, NY (US);
Larry E. Benedict, Palmyra, NY (US);
Gerald R. Winiecki, Suring, WI (US);
Pactiv Corporation, Lake Forest, IL (US);
Abstract
A unit operation station for use in a web processing machine comprising: a shuttle system including an input roller for receiving a web and an attached zipper, an output roller and a the connecting element for maintaining the input roller and the output roller in a fixed position relative to each other; a plurality of stations performing distinct operations for mechanically altering the attached zipper, one of the plurality of stations including a slider-insertion mechanism for placing a slider onto the zipper; a web path located beyond the input roller and including the plurality of stations; a driver for providing reciprocating movement to the shuttle system to cause intermittent movement of the web and the attached zipper along the web path; wherein the output roller releases the web and the attached zipper at a rate substantially equal to a continuous input feed rate of the web and the attached zipper, and wherein the shuttle system moves at a speed substantially equal to the continuous input/output feed rate of the web as it enters and exits the plurality of stations.