Patent ID: 8131395

Claim:
A method of placing a 90 degree ply on a separate 0 degree material, comprising: providing a 90 degree ply from a 90 degree ply material source; moving the 90 degree ply in a 90 degree ply carrier to a position over the 0 degree material, the ply carrier being a carrier tube that cooperates with a pathway assistance probe (PAP) to move the 90 degree ply in position over the 0 degree material; removing the 90 degree ply carrier from the 0 degree material and simultaneously pushing the 90 degree ply off of the 90 degree ply carrier and onto the 0 degree material; severing the 90 degree ply from the 90 degree ply material source so that the 90 degree ply remains on the 0 degree material.