Patent ID: 6733608
Filing Date: 2004-05-11
Classification: B65H,Y10T

Abstract:
A method of making and processing a high bulk tissue web, comprising:depositing an aqueous suspension of papermaking fibers onto an endless forming fabric to form a web; drying the web to form a dried web having a bulk of 9.0 cubic centimeters per gram or greater; winding the dried web to form a plurality of parent rolls each comprising a web wound on a core; transporting the parent rolls to an unwind stand comprising a pair of spaced apart arms, each arm comprising torque transmitting means for engaging a parent roll; engaging the torque transmitting means with a first parent roll; partially unwinding the first parent roll using variable speed drive means operably associated with the torque transmitting means; rotatably supporting the partially unwound first parent roll on a core placement table that is adapted to receive the partially unwound first parent roll from the arms; engaging the torque transmitting means with a second parent roll; bonding a leading end portion of the web on the second parent roll to a trailing end portion of the partially unwound first parent roll to form a joined web; and rewinding the joined web.