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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 9868606 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2018

Filed:

Jun. 28, 2013

Rotary drum apparatus reconfigurable for various size substrates

Applicant:

The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);

Inventors:

Mark Mason Hargett, Liberty Township, OH (US);

Bradley Edward Walsh, Cincinnati, OH (US);

David Carlton Ordway, Oxford, OH (US);

Assignee:

The Proctor & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);

Attorneys:

Sarah M. DeCristofaro

Abbey A. Lopez

Primary Examiner:

Christopher Besler

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 5/00 (2006.01); B65H 27/00 (2006.01); F16C 13/00 (2006.01); B23C 3/00 (2006.01); B65H 20/12 (2006.01); A61F 13/15 (2006.01); B65H 29/24 (2006.01); B65H 35/08 (2006.01); B65H 39/14 (2006.01); B26D 1/40 (2006.01); B26D 5/00 (2006.01); B26D 7/20 (2006.01); B65H 5/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 27/00 (2013.01); A61F 13/15593 (2013.01); A61F 13/15764 (2013.01); B23C 3/00 (2013.01); B26D 1/405 (2013.01); B26D 5/007 (2013.01); B26D 7/204 (2013.01); B65H 5/12 (2013.01); B65H 20/12 (2013.01); B65H 29/243 (2013.01); B65H 35/08 (2013.01); B65H 39/14 (2013.01); F16C 13/00 (2013.01); B65H 2404/114 (2013.01); B65H 2406/33 (2013.01); B65H 2601/324 (2013.01); B65H 2801/57 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49826 (2015.01);
Abstract

A rotary drum apparatus comprises a drum that is rotatable about an axis of rotation. The apparatus comprises a first set of first shell segments having a first number of first shell segments. Each first shell segment is releasably connectable with the drum and has an outer surface. The outer surfaces of the first shell segments combine to form a continuous first outer circumferential surface defining a maximum radial distance from the axis of rotation. The apparatus comprises a second set of second shell segments having a second number of second shell segments. Each second shell segment is releasably connectable with the drum and has an outer surface. The outer surfaces of the second shell segments combine to form a continuous second outer circumferential surface located within 10% of the maximum radial distance. The first number of first shell segments is greater than the second number of second shell segments.

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