Patent ID: 6375801
Filing Date: 2002-04-23
Classification: B65H,D21F,D21G

Abstract:
Method for transferring a moving web from a creping blade in a creping blade holder to a second location comprising:stabilizing the moving web on a creping blade foil having a top surface, a front edge, and a back edge, the creping blade foil being located beneath the moving web with the front edge touching or in close proximity to the creping blade or the creping blade holder; directing the moving web towards one or more airfoils located between the creping blade foil and the second location, at least one of the airfoils having a bottom, a top, a nose, and a tail, the bottom being essentially flat, the nose being a curved surface attached to the bottom and the top, the top being another curved surface extending from the nose to the tail meeting with the bottom at an edge; and stabilizing the moving web on the bottom of the airfoils.