Patent ID: 7293593

Claim:
A placement apparatus comprising: an island placement assembly, including: an island placement frame including a first end plate and a second end plate, the island placement frame being sized to allow a first web and a second web to travel past the island placement frame between the first and second end plates of the island placement frame; a die roller mounted to and extending between the first and second end plates of the island placement frame; an anvil roller mounted to and extending between the first and second ends of the island placement frame, wherein the die roller and the anvil roller are adapted to cooperate to receive the first web and cut articles from the first web for transfer of the articles by the anvil roller to the second web; a bump transfer roller mounted to and extending between the first and second ends of the island placement frame, the bump transfer roller having an axis of rotation, the bump transfer roller being adapted to translationally move with respect to the first and second end plates between a first position for the axis of rotation and a second position of the axis of rotation, wherein the anvil roller and the bump transfer roller are adapted to allow the second web to pass between the anvil roller and the bump transfer roller and the bump transfer roller is adapted to move the second web toward the anvil roller when the bump transfer roller moves from the first position to the second position; and a servo motor mechanically linked to the bump transfer roller to control translational motion of the bump transfer roller between the first position and the second position; and a nip infeed assembly, including: a nip assembly frame including a first end plate and a second end plate, the nip assembly frame being connected to the island placement frame; a first roller extending between the first and second end plates of the nip assembly frame; a second roller extending between the first and second end plates of the nip assembly frame; and a servo motor mechanically linked to the first and second rollers to control motion of the first web to the die roller and the anvil roller.