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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2011
Applicant:
Yoichiro Yamamoto, Cologne, DE;
Inventor:
Yoichiro Yamamoto, Cologne, DE;
Assignee:
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B31F 1/10 (2006.01); B31F 1/08 (2006.01); A61F 13/15 (2006.01); B65H 45/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 13/15747 (2013.01); A61F 13/15764 (2013.01); B65H 45/04 (2013.01); B65H 2801/57 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus for folding articles advancing in a machine direction including a rotatable roll having a roll surface, at least one protrusion that defines an outermost surface of the roll and at least one pocket that defines an innermost surface of the roll. The apparatus also includes a first and second vacuum conveyor assembly, each comprising two vacuum conveyors. The roll and the vacuum conveyor assemblies are cooperatively configured to fold an article. A method for folding articles by accelerating a portion of the article to create slack in the article, as may be practiced using an apparatus as described.