Patent ID: 6352251
Filing Date: 2002-03-05
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
A process for making packs of interleaved laminar articles, comprising the operations of:providing a first plurality of strips of laminar material, subjecting the strips to a first interleaving operation so as to create a composite strip of interleaved structure with a first and a second strip of the said first plurality located at end positions in the said composite strip and having a corresponding first and a corresponding second outer limb projecting with respect to the said composite strip, and cutting the said composite strip into lengths by means of a transverse cutting operation, wherein the process comprises the operations of: performing the said cutting operation so as to give rise to successive separate pieces of the said composite strip, and subjecting a second plurality of the said pieces to a second interleaving operation performed by making use of the said corresponding projecting outer limbs so as to give rise to a further composite strip comprising interleaved strips in a number identified by the product of the said first and the said second pluralities.