Patent ID: 9469494
Filing Date: 2016-10-18
CPC Classification: B65H

Claim Text:
1. A method for forming a butt splice to join a first web of material to a second web of material, comprising: cutting a first web of material to form a first edge; cutting a second web of material to form a second edge, the cutting being performed by a cutting, adhesive applying and curing apparatus, the second edge positioned with respect to and registered with the first edge to define a gap between the first edge and the second edge; applying a curable adhesive within the gap, the applying the curable adhesive being performed by the cutting, adhesive applying and curing apparatus, the curable adhesive being applied only within the gap so as to provide a splice having a same thickness as each of the first and second webs; and curing the curable adhesive to form a butt splice that joins the first web of material to the second web of material, the curing being performed by the cutting, adhesive applying and curing apparatus.