Patent ID: 8961721
Filing Date: 2015-02-24
Classification: A47K,B65H

Abstract:
1. A method of manufacturing a tissue core, comprising: a) supplying a first strip made of tissue comprising one or more plies; b) supplying a second strip made of tissue comprising one or more plies; c) depositing an adhesive layer on at least one outer surface of the first strip, wherein the adhesive layer comprises an adhesive and a starch; d) simultaneously assembling and pressing the first strip and the second strip together in a pressing station to form a third strip, wherein the adhesive layer on the at least one outer surface of the first strip is pressed into contact with an outer surface of the second strip, and the third strip comprises the first strip, the second strip, and the adhesive layer located between the first and second strips; e) drying the third strip, said adhesive layer improving a stiffness of the third layer once dried; f) spirally winding the third strip around itself, or with a fourth strip identical to the third strip, to form a hollow tube; and g) cutting a section of said hollow tube to form a core; wherein steps of the method are performed in the order listed.