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Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2018

Filed:

Apr. 28, 2017
Applicant:

Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);

Inventors:

Adam Schoultz, Neenah, WI (US);

Brian Rhodes, Larsen, WI (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 13/15 (2006.01); B32B 38/04 (2006.01); B65H 39/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 13/15747 (2013.01); A61F 13/15577 (2013.01); A61F 13/15756 (2013.01); A61F 13/15764 (2013.01); A61F 2013/15821 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method of forming a web includes directing a first discrete segment at a first speed to a first pick-up location. The first discrete segment is transferred from the first pick-up location to an application location using a first segment transfer device. A second discrete segment is directed to at a second speed to a second pick-up location. The second discrete segment is transferred from the second pick-up location to the application location using a second segment transfer device. The first and second discrete segments are attached to each other at the application location to form a web.


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