Patent ID: 7039990
Filing Date: 2006-05-09
Classification: B29C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of stretching a web, the method comprising: advancing a web in a down-web direction, the web comprising a width in a cross-web direction transverse to the down-web direction, wherein the web further comprises first, second, and third zones, each of the first, second, and third zones comprising a portion of the width of the web and extending along a length of the web in the down-web direction, wherein the second zone is located between the first and third zones; and stretching the web within the second zone in the cross-web direction over a stretch distance while advancing the web in the down-web direction, wherein the stretching comprises changing positions of the first zone and the third zone relative to each other in a stretch direction perpendicular to both the down-web and the cross-web directions; wherein all of the web within the second zone is stretched, and wherein the second zone has a width of 5 millimeters or more before the stretching.