Patent ID: 11858769
Assignee: SONOCO DEVELOPMENT, INC.
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A web splice for attaching two webs, the web splice comprising:
a first, expiring web having a trailing edge and first side edges defining a first width (W1), the trailing edge defining a first shape that is non-linear, the first side edges being parallel to a web running direction (D);
a second, trailing web having a leading edge and second parallel side edges and a second width (W2) the same as the first width (W1), the leading edge defining a second shape that is non-linear and matches the first shape in interlocking fashion, the second side edges being parallel to the web running direction (D);
the trailing edge and the leading edge forming a non-linear butt joint in which the trailing edge and the leading edge are locked together and do not separate while in the same plane without moving one of the webs out of the plane, the non-linear butt joint comprising a middle section and two side sections, the two side sections extending from the middle section, each side section terminating at a junction of a first side edge and a second side edge, each side section forming an acute included angle (α) with a first side edge of the first web; and
a single sided adhesive member adhered to the first web and the second web and overlapping the middle section, the adhesive member having a width less than the first width (W1) and less than the second width (W2).