Patent ID: 6978816

Claim:
An apparatus for splicing web materials, the apparatus comprising: a) a pair of nip rollers adapted to form a first web nip, b) an adhesive roller adapted to form a second web nip with either or both of the nip rollers, c) a pair of wind up rollers adapted to wind up web material passing through the first web nip and disposed downstream of the nip rollers, d) a first upstream web cutter adapted to separate a first web material between an upstream web supply and the first web nip, e) a second upstream web cutter adapted to separate a second web material between an upstream web supply and the first web nip, f) a first downstream web cutter adapted to separate a first web material between a first wind up roller and the first web nip, and g) a second downstream web cutter adapted to separate a second web material between a second wind up roller and the first web nip.