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Method of lapping webs and product

Assignee: Paper Converting Machine Co
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Filing: 1978-01-23
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Granted: 1979-08-07
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Expires: 1998-01-23
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Abstract

Abstract A method of lapping webs to provide a product suitable for zig-zag folding or rewinding wherein a web is advanced from each of a pair of parent rolls, the web transversely severed into discrete identical sheets which are then lapped no more than one-third the length of each sheet, and thereafter the lapped sheets from each parent roll are combined in staggered reverse relationship whereby all exposed edges face one direction.

Inventors

  • 👤 Ernst D. Nystrand

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-09 13:28
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65H; B65H29/00; B65H29/66; B65H29/6609; B65H39/00; B65H39/02; B65H45/00; B65H45/12; B65H45/24; B65H2301/00; B65H2301/40; B65H2301/44; B65H2301/444; B65H2301/4447; B65H2301/44472

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim 157 words
A method of lapping sheets comprising: advancing a web from each of a pair of parent rolls, transversely severing each web into discrete identical sheets having leading and trailing edges and to form a series of moving sheets from each web wherein each sheet of a series is adjacent a preceding sheet and a following sheet, retarding each sheet in each series to lap the same relative to its preceding and following sheets, retarding one series relative to the other so that upon combining the two series the leading and trailing edges of one series will be offset relative to the leading and trailing edges of the other series, orienting the lapped sheets in one series reversely to the orientation of the sheets in the other series so that upon combining the two series only one of the leading and trailing edges is exposed and facing in the same direction, and combining the two series of sheets.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 157 words
A method of lapping sheets comprising: advancing a web from each of a pair of parent rolls, transversely severing each web into discrete identical sheets having leading and trailing edges and to form a series of moving sheets from each web wherein each sheet of a series is adjacent a preceding sheet and a following sheet, retarding each sheet in each series to lap the same relative to its preceding and following sheets, retarding one series relative to the other so that upon combining the two series the leading and trailing edges of one series will be offset relative to the leading and trailing edges of the other series, orienting the lapped sheets in one series reversely to the orientation of the sheets in the other series so that upon combining the two series only one of the leading and trailing edges is exposed and facing in the same direction, and combining the two series of sheets.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 27 words
The method of claim 1 in which the lapping of said sheets is no more than one-third the length of each of said preceding and following sheets.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 14 words
The method of claim 1 in which the combined sheets are subsequently zig-zag folded.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1982-08-06 1983-02-05 1983-08-07 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1986-08-06 1987-02-05 1987-08-07 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1990-08-06 1991-02-05 1991-08-07 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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