Patent ID: 6165298
Filing Date: 2000-12-26
Classification: B29C,B29L,Y10T

Abstract:
A method for effecting an operation on at least one continuously moving substrate web comprising the steps of:a) supplying said at least one continuously moving substrate web along a substrate path;b) providing a first roll adjacent said substrate path which includes a plurality of projections arranged in a predetermined pattern with recesses therebetween wherein each of said projections define a base and an outer peripheral land surface upon which said substrate web travels and wherein said first roll includes a resilient release material located in said recesses between said projections to at least partially fill said recesses;c) providing a second roll adjacent said substrate path wherein said second roll defines an outer peripheral surface which is configured to press said substrate web against said outer peripheral land surface of said projections on said first roll; andd) rotating one of said first roll and said second roll thereby pressing said substrate web against said outer peripheral land surface of said projections on said first roll to effect said operation on said substrate web.