Patent ID: 7137539
Filing Date: 2006-11-21
Classification: B65H,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A web converting manufacturing machine comprising: a continuous web source having a continuous web which web has a transverse width and an indefinite length; transport and guiding means for continuously moving the continuous web in a single plane from a source of the continuous web in a machine direction to a use form conversion station; a first separation stage located downstream from the source and comprising a first separation device comprising a slitting device that partially separates the web along a continuous straight line the machine direction while in the single plane at a point along its transverse direction to substantially separating the web along a separation line so as to make a partially separated web having defined connected web portions along the separation lines, providing a slit to connection ratio for the web of greater than 1 the partially separated web portion extend along the separation line with the connected web portions extending in the machine direction of the partially separated web; a second separation stage located downstream from the first separation stage and comprising a second separation device which device rotates about a fixed axis so that in one position it continuously breaks the connected web portions along the separation lines in the machine direction so as to separate the web into discrete web portions that extend in the machine direction while in the single plane and which second separation device can rotate to a second position such that second separation stage, when the second separation device is in the second position does not break the connected web portion; and the use form conversion station for converting the discrete web portions in the single plane into a plurality of use supply forms.