Patent ID: 6644193
Filing Date: 2003-11-11
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
Apparatus for cutting and tuck folding web material, the apparatus including a first endless feed belt having a first run; a second endless feed belt having a second run, said belt runs overlying each other; belt drive means for moving the belt runs downstream together at a belt speed; each belt including a plurality of first cut openings extending through the belt and spaced along the belt and a plurality of first tuck fold openings extending through the belt and spaced along the belt, each tuck fold opening located between two adjacent cut openings, the cut openings in each belt and the tuck fold openings in each belt overlying each other at said runs; a first web cutter; a first tuck folder; said belt runs extending past said cutter and folder with said cutter located upstream of said folder; the cutter including a first cut member on one side of said runs and a second cut member on the other side of said runs, said members cooperable to cut a segment from the lead end of a web fed between said runs through overlying cut openings; said tuck folder including a tuck blade on one side of said runs and a gripper on the other side of said runs; and tuck folder drive means for moving the tuck blade and the gripper downstream along said runs and extending the tuck blade through overlying tuck openings to move web segments held between said runs at the tuck openings into the gripper for clamping by the gripper so that the gripper pulls gripped web segments from between said belt runs and through the tuck fold openings and folds the segments.