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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2017
Filed:
May. 18, 2012
Adam Schoultz, Neenah, WI (US);
Brian Rhodes, Larsen, WI (US);
Adam Schoultz, Neenah, WI (US);
Brian Rhodes, Larsen, WI (US);
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
Apparatus for attaching discrete segments together to form a continuous web include a first segment transfer device adapted to receive a first continuous web at a first pick-up location and to release a first discrete segment cut from the first web at an application location. The first segment transfer device has a first speed profile. A second segment transfer device is adapted to receive a second continuous web at a second pick-up location and to release a second discrete segment cut from the second web at the application location such that the second discrete segment is attached to the first discrete segment. The second segment transfer device has a second speed profile that is different than the first speed profile.