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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2012
Applicants:
John Glasgow Burns, Jr., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Yoichiro Yamamoto, Cologne, DE;
Inventors:
John Glasgow Burns, Jr., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Yoichiro Yamamoto, Cologne, DE;
Assignee:
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B31F 1/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system is provided for bifolding disposable absorbent articles on a high speed production line on which the disposable absorbent articles are moved along a predetermined path. The system includes the use of one or more vacuum conveyor assemblies to engage and transfer the leading end portion of the article from the surface of a peel-roll to a folding drum. Thereby potentially reducing the occurrence of undesirable misalignment between opposing edges of an article during a bifolding process.