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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2011
Applicant:
Adam N. Schoultz, Neenah, WI (US);
Inventor:
Adam N. Schoultz, Neenah, WI (US);
Assignee:
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 47/244 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 47/244 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus for conveying a plurality of parts to a substrate in a configuration which is offset from the centerline of the supply feed of discrete parts is disclosed as well as the related process. Such an apparatus and process are suitable for use in the production of products where one or more components of the product must be spatially shifted from their incoming location relative to the movement of the assembly line to a second position which is offset from its incoming location and orientation.