Patent ID: 6109326
Filing Date: 2000-08-29
Classification: B31F,Y10T

Abstract:
An embosser for embossing two webs of sheet material with either foot-to-foot or nested embossments comprising:a frame,a first embossing roll having an embossed surface with embossments and an axially extending shaft,means for rotatably mounting the shaft of the first embossing roll in the frame,a second embossing roll having an embossed surface with embossments and an axially extending shaft,means for rotatably mounting the shaft of the second embossing roll in the frame, andmeans for adjusting the axial position of the second embossing roll for moving the second embossing roll between a first position in which the embossments on the first and second rolls are aligned for producing foot-to-foot embossments and a second position in which the embossments on the first and second rolls are nested for producing nested embossments.