Patent ID: 9670618
Date: 2017-06-06
CPC Classifications: A24D,D21G,D21H

Claim:
1. An apparatus for applying a slurry of add-on material to a moving base web, comprising: a base web having a longitudinal axis and a transverse direction substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis; an endless belt with an elongated direction, the elongated direction being positioned at an angle relative to the longitudinal axis of the base web, the belt having a plurality of orifice groups spaced along the elongated direction, each orifice group configured to apply a single region of add-on material wherein the spacing between orifice groups is configured to correspond to a spacing between adjacent regions of add-on material applied to the base web; and each orifice group including at least a first orifice and a second orifice wherein the first orifice is spaced from the second orifice by a distance less than a diameter of either the first orifice or the second orifice, the first and second orifices being positioned relative to one another so as to traverse parallel paths above the base web.