Patent ID: 7210914

Claim:
Apparatus for manufacturing a fibrous mat comprising a first die source including spaced die orifices capable of feeding a first attenuated multiple fiber layered portion; a first selectively gap spaced longitudinally extending cylindrical first rotating self propelled collector surface to receive said first layered portion; a spaced second die source including spaced die orifices capable of feeding a second attenuating multiple fiber layered portion; a second gap spaced longitudinally extending cylindrical second rotating self propelled collector surface to receive said second fiber layered portion, said second rotating collector surface being spaced a distance in excess of the thickness of said first layered mat portion; and at least one idle roller positioned between and spaced from said first and second collector surfaces a distance in excess of the thickness of said first layered mat portion to orient and transfer said first layered mat portion from said first rotating collector surface to said second rotating collector surface.