Patent ID: 8007894

Claim:
A tailored blank comprising a first group of fibers and a second group of fibers, the tailored blank obtained by carrying out a process comprising: providing a first relative displacement between a dispensing head and a table while dispensing through the dispensing head onto the table the first group of fibers, such that the first group of fibers is aligned in a direction determined by the first relative displacement; turning the dispensing head on and off to intermittently dispense the first group of fibers; providing a second relative displacement between the dispensing head and the table while dispensing through the dispensing head onto the first group of fibers the second group of fibers, such that the second group of fibers is dispensed at an angle to the direction, the angle determined by the second relative displacement; and turning the dispensing head on and off to intermittently dispense the second group of fibers, the intermittent dispensing of the first group of fibers and the second group of fibers forming an opening in the tailored blank, wherein ends of fibers of the second group of fibers form an edge of the opening.