Patent ID: 7975584
Filing Date: 2011-07-12
Classification: A61F,B26D,B65H,F16H,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A system comprising: a puck wheel stationarily mounted to a system drive shaft, said system drive shaft being rotatable about a transfer axis; a plurality of pucks, said pucks adapted to travel through a circumferential transfer path about said transfer axis from at least a web receiving location to a pad placement location, wherein each puck is coupled to a respective puck support member slidably disposed on a first and a second rail, each rail being stationarily fastened to said puck wheel; a puck positioning mechanism adapted to spin each of said pucks about a respective spin axis that is at least substantially perpendicular to said transfer axis and to alter positioning of the pucks with respect to said puck wheel along at least a portion of said transfer path; a vacuum source adapted to supply a vacuum through a web receiving surface of said pucks along at least a portion of said transfer path; a first cutter component, a majority of which is situated within said circumferential transfer path; and a second cutter component, a majority of which is situated outside said circumferential transfer path, said second cutter component adapted to periodically cooperate with said first cutter component to form a cutting nip.