Patent ID: 8349121

Claim:
A process for transferring a desired length of tape material from a moving continuous strip of tape material being fed in a first direction, to a moving continuous web of material moving in a second direction, comprising the steps of; providing the desired length of tape material in a first direction; rotating a paddle about an axis so that a first side of the desired length of tape material is brought into contact with a transfer surface of the paddle; removably securing the first side of the desired length of tape material to the transfer surface of the paddle; further rotating the paddle comprising the first side of the desired length of tape material being removably secured to the transfer surface of the paddle, about the axis, so that a second side of the desired length of the tape material is brought into contact with the moving web of material; unsecuring the first side of the desired length of tape material from the transfer surface of the paddle; wherein the first direction is oriented at an angle of 90°+/−30° with respect to that of the second direction; wherein the desired length of tape material is presented in a first direction on an anvil, the anvil comprising an axis around which it rotates and a number of temporary securing points; and wherein the axis of rotation of the paddle is oriented at an angle of 90°+/−30° with respect to the axis of rotation of the anvil.