Patent ID: 7341084
Filing Date: 2008-03-11
Classification: A61F,B29C,B29L,B32B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. Apparatus for mechanically bonding and cutting an article upon movement of the article in a machine direction, said apparatus comprising: a first member and a second member arranged relative to the first member to define a nip therebetween for receiving the article therethrough upon movement of the article in the machine direction; a bonding segment on one of the first and second members, said bonding segment being configured for mechanically bonding the article; and a cutting segment on one of the first and second members, said cutting segment being configured for cutting the article; the apparatus being operable in a bonding mode in which the nip is defined in part by the bonding segment and the cutting segment is disposed external of the nip such that a portion of the article is mechanically bonded as the article passes through the nip, and a cutting mode in which the nip is defined in part by the cutting segment and the bonding segment is disposed external of the nip whereby a portion of the article other than the bonded portion thereof is cut as the article passes through the nip.