Patent ID: 9162432
Filing Date: 2015-10-20
Classification: A61F,B26D,B26F,B32B,B62D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of forming a first discrete portion and a second discrete portion from a first web, the method comprising the steps of: a. providing a first web; b. advancing the first web in a machine-direction to a converting mechanism, the converting mechanism comprising a rotary cutter comprising a first die cutter shape secured to the rotary cutter and a second die cutter shape secured to the rotary cutter, the first die cutter shape being different from the second die cutter shape; c. cutting the first web with the first die cutter shape secured to the rotary cutter to form the first discrete portion comprising a first shape without a linear cut edge in a cross-direction; d. separating the first discrete portion from the first web with the use of a vacuum, wherein the vacuum is pulled from within an anvil roll; and e. cutting the first web with the second die cutter shape secured to the rotary cutter to form the second discrete portion comprising a second shape that is different from the first shape of the first discrete portion; wherein cutting the first web with the first die cutter shape and the second die cutter shape provides the first web with the first shape followed by the second shape in an alternating sequence.