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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2010
Applicants:
Kevin B. Newhouse, Houlton, WI (US);
Bruce E. Tait, Woodbury, MN (US);
Waldo L. Lopez, Maplewood, MN (US);
Inventors:
Kevin B. Newhouse, Houlton, WI (US);
Bruce E. Tait, Woodbury, MN (US);
Waldo L. Lopez, Maplewood, MN (US);
Assignee:
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 27/00 (2006.01); B65H 20/02 (2006.01); F16C 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 27/00 (2013.01); B65H 20/02 (2013.01); F16C 13/00 (2013.01); B65H 2404/135 (2013.01); B65H 2404/1316 (2013.01); B65H 2404/1321 (2013.01);
Abstract
An improved contact nip roll, a method for assembling an improved contact nip roll, a system for nipping a web, and a method for nipping a web are provided. The improved contact nip roll integrates an inner softer core that can provide compliancy to web caliper variations, while rigid annular rings and a harder outer skin can maintain a uniform contact area.