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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2014
Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Joseph Daniel Coenen, Kaukauna, WI (US);
Caleb E. Ihrig, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Joseph J. Sina, Appleton, WI (US);
Gerald Sosalla, Appleton, WI (US);
Charles Robert Sample, Green Bay, WI (US);
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
Apparatus for shaping a segment of material includes a forming member having a curved sidewall shaped complementary to a desired shape of the segment of material, and a conforming member having an applicator side and an engagement side disposed for engagement with the curved sidewall of the forming member. The conforming member includes a plurality of attachment regions disposed on the applicator side. Each attachment region is adapted to hold the segment of material on the conforming member. Engagement of the conforming member with the forming member causes the attachment regions to move from a first shape profile to a second shape profile, the second shape profile being the desired shape of the segment of material.