Patent ID: 6432274
Filing Date: 2002-08-13
Classification: D21G

Abstract:
Apparatus for handling a web comprising a pair of juxtaposed press rolls including an outer surface and providing a nip therebetween for providing said web, a coarse shredder trough disposed above said nip for receiving said web from said nip, web transfer means for transferring said web from said outer surfaces of said pair of juxtaposed press rolls, said web transfer means comprising a plurality of doctor sections extending longitudinally of said pair of juxtaposed press rolls and a plurality of doctor blades attached to said plurality of doctor sections and extending in abutment with said outer surfaces of said pair of juxtaposed press rolls, a pair of adjustable support members connecting said plurality of doctor sections to said coarse shredding trough, whereby said plurality of doctor sections have a rigid structure for said plurality of doctor blades, and a pair of pivot shafts for pivotable movement of said pair of adjustable support members.