Patent ID: 7060148

Claim:
A method for adhering together lanes of a compressible product comprising: (a) inserting a respective wedge device between adjacent separate lanes of a compressible product in each of a plurality of pairs of lanes simultaneously to split apart at least portions of at least three lanes of product; (b) advancing either the wedge devices or the separate lanes of the compressible product to move the wedge devices and lanes relative to one another; (c) applying an adhesive onto an inside wall of one or both of the portions of each pair of adjacent lanes of compressible product while the portions of the lanes are split; and (d) pressing against outside walls of two of the at least three lanes of product using respective plates or respective rollers near each respective wedge device to guide the at least three lanes into contact with one another causing the inside walls of the at least three lanes to join to form a single adhered product.