Patent ID: 6220999
Filing Date: 2001-04-24
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A method of manufacturing a pad, said method including:providing a forming screen with at least one outwardly projecting nob;rotating said forming screen whereby said forming screen has a first tangential velocity;forming the pad on said forming screen wherein the pad completely encircles said at least one nob, the pad having a first surface disposed in contact with said forming screen and a second surface disposed opposite the first surface;providing a moving transfer surface adjacent the second surface of the pad, said transfer surface moving in a direction substantially corresponding to the movement of the adjacent second surface, said transfer surface moving at a second velocity which is at least as great as said first velocity;engaging said transfer surface with the adjacent second surface; andtransferring the pad to said transfer surface wherein a trailing edge of said nob exerts a compressive force on the pad to form a gap between the pad and said forming screen, said compressive force including a component vector directed towards said transfer surface to release the pad from said forming screen.