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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2012
James N. Dobbs, Woodbury, MN (US);
Ronald P. Swanson, Woodbury, MN (US);
Daniel H. Carlson, Arden Hills, MN (US);
Larry D. Humlicek, Woodbury, MN (US);
John T. Strand, Stillwater, MN (US);
Daniel J. Theis, Mahtomedi, MN (US);
James N. Dobbs, Woodbury, MN (US);
Ronald P. Swanson, Woodbury, MN (US);
Daniel H. Carlson, Arden Hills, MN (US);
Larry D. Humlicek, Woodbury, MN (US);
John T. Strand, Stillwater, MN (US);
Daniel J. Theis, Mahtomedi, MN (US);
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A web-handling machine frame, at least partially built from reconfigurable interconnected blocks having precision alignment points. From such blocks, modular equipment web-handling lines for web-handling operations can be constructed ad hoc with their shaft mounted web-contacting devices in tram without the need for separate alignment procedures.