Method and apparatus for strip laminating

Claim 1

A method for laminating longitudinal strips to a backing web comprising the steps of: (a) providing a first continuously moving web; (b) applying a selected pattern of transversely spaced, continuous, longitudinal, adhesive stripes on said first web; (c) providing a second continuously moving web; (d) moving said second web into contact with an anvil; (e) severing said second web, longitudinal to its direction of movement, into a plurality of continuous strips; (f) maintaining said plurality of continuous strips in contact with said anvil; and (g) contacting the continuous strips while on said anvil with said first web so that selected strips adhere to the continuous adhesive stripes on said first web to form a first composite web.

Claim 2

A method for laminating longitudinal strips to a backing web comprising the steps of: (a) providing a first continuously moving web; (b) applying a selected pattern of transversely spaced, continuous, longitudinal, adhesive stripes on said first web; (c) providing a second continuously moving web; (d) moving said second web into contact with an anvil; (e) severing said second web, longitudinal to its direction of movement, into a plurality of continuous strips; (f) maintaining said plurality of continuous strips in contact with said anvil; and (g) contacting the continuous strips while on said anvil with said first web so that selected strips adhere to the continuous adhesive stripes on said first web to form a first composite web.

Claim 6

An apparatus for forming a composite web structure having a plurality of continuous transversely spaced strips laminated to a first backing web comprising: (a) an anvil means for contacting a continuously moving web; (b) means associated with said anvil means to sever said continuously moving web while said web is in contact with said anvil into a selected number of continuous strips; (c) means for maintaining said continuous strips in contact with said anvil; (d) means for applying a selected pattern of transversely spaced, continuous, longitudinal adhesive stripes on said first backing web; and (e) means for causing said first backing web to contact said continuous strips while said strips are in contact with said anvil, whereby a first group of selected strips adhere to the adhesive stripes on said first backing web to form said composite web.

Claim 7

An apparatus for forming a composite web structure having a plurality of continuous transversely spaced strips laminated to a first backing web comprising: (a) an anvil means for contacting a continuously moving web; (b) means associated with said anvil means to sever said continuously moving web while said web is in contact with said anvil into a selected number of continuous strips; (c) means for maintaining said continuous strips in contact with said anvil; (d) means for applying a selected pattern of transversely spaced, continuous, longitudinal adhesive stripes on said first backing web; and (e) means for causing said first backing web to contact said continuous strips while said strips are in contact with said anvil, whereby a first group of selected strips adhere to the adhesive stripes on said first backing web to form said composite web.

Claim 11

An apparatus for laminating a plurality of strips severed from a first web to at least a first and second carrier web to form first and second composite webs comprising: (a) a frame; (b) an anvil cylinder carried in said frame; (c) means for rotating said anvil cylinder; (d) means for moving said first web into contact with said anvil cylinder so that said first web rotates with said anvil cylinder; (e) means for severing said first web into a plurality of strips; (f) means for maintaining said strips in contact with said anvil cylinder after said first web has been severed; (g) applicator means for applying a striped adhesive pattern to said first and second carrier webs; (h) means for causing a first carrier web to contact said anvil cylinder after said adhesive has been applied to said first carrier web and after said first web has been severed so that selected strips adhere to the adhesive stripes of said first carrier web; (i) means for causing a second carrier web to contact said anvil cylinder after said adhesive has been applied to said second carrier web and after said first carrier web has contacted said anvil cylinder so that selected strips adhere to said second carrier web; and (j) means for winding said first and second composite webs.

Claim 12

An apparatus for laminating a plurality of strips severed from a first web to at least a first and second carrier web to form first and second composite webs comprising: (a) a frame; (b) an anvil cylinder carried in said frame; (c) means for rotating said anvil cylinder; (d) means for moving said first web into contact with said anvil cylinder so that said first web rotates with said anvil cylinder; (e) means for severing said first web into a plurality of strips; (f) means for maintaining said strips in contact with said anvil cylinder after said first web has been severed; (g) applicator means for applying a striped adhesive pattern to said first and second carrier webs; (h) means for causing a first carrier web to contact said anvil cylinder after said adhesive has been applied to said first carrier web and after said first web has been severed so that selected strips adhere to the adhesive stripes of said first carrier web; (i) means for causing a second carrier web to contact said anvil cylinder after said adhesive has been applied to said second carrier web and after said first carrier web has contacted said anvil cylinder so that selected strips adhere to said second carrier web; and (j) means for winding said first and second composite webs.