Abstract:
A disposable diaper having rectangular dimensions including an absorbent pad whose central width is less than its end width. The diaper includes compliant spans of superposed backing sheet and cover sheet located on each side of the diaper in the crotch region and adapted to encircle a child''s legs and is folded with a plurality of longitudinal folds along each side thereof, the folds incorporating the spans.
Abstract:
A disposable diaper including an absorbent pad disposed between a backing sheet which resists liquid flow therethrough and a liquid pervious cover sheet. The diaper is folded, using longitudinal folds, into a configuration which in cross section resembles the Greek symbol sigma ( Sigma ) on one side of the longitudinal centerline of the diaper and a reverse sigma on the other side of the diaper. The respective widths and lengths of the pad and backing sheet provide for the fold in contact with the child to be faced by the cover sheet so as to preclude the backing sheet in this fold from contacting the child when the diaper is folded in accordance with the present disclosure.
Abstract:
A FIBROUS WEB OF NON-UNIFORM, CROSS-SECTIONAL THICKNESS IS FORMED IN A CONTINUOUS MANNER BY AIR LAYING FIBROUS MATERIAL AT A FIRST STATION AND THEN AIR LAYING ADDITIONAL FIBROUS MATERIAL AT A SECOND STATION DOWNSTREAM FROM THE FIRST TO OVERLAP AT LEAST PARTIALLY THE FIBROUS MATERIAL DEPOSITED AT THE FIRST STATION. TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN A PRECISE CONFIGURATION FOR THE THICKER PORTION OF THE WEB, A PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL IS MAINTAINED ACROSS THE
WEB BEING FORMED TO CAUSE THE AIR TO FLOW THROUGH THE THICKER PORTION OF THE WEB AS WELL AS THE THINNER PORTIONS OF THE WEB AT THE SUBSTANTIALLY SAME RATE AS IT APPROACHES THE WEB.
Abstract:
A series of flat articles are advanced along a path at regular intervals and are folded by continuously traveling fingers which engage an article intermediate its ends and fold the same. The fingers advance the articles to a station at which the folded articles are deposited as the fingers automatically withdraw from the folds. The folded articles may be abutted seriatim into a stack within an accumulator in the form of a conveyor traveling a speed considerably slower than the speed of the traveling fingers.
Abstract:
An apparatus and method for forming longitudinal folds in a series of webs while interfolding the webs into a continuously moving stack. The webs are interfolded through the use of a plurality of folding devices which are positioned along the path of the stack and are effective to successively turn a longitudinally extending edge portion of each web over the stack. A single folding device is provided for each pair of webs to be interfolded, and the webs in each pair are received by the corresponding folding device at spaced locations along its length. The folding devices are of identical construction and include longitudinal guide elements for preventing the turning over of an edge portion of the web received at the first location until after it has moved past the succeeding location. An angularly disposed guide element on each folding device thereafter turns the edge portion over the stack. An edge portion of the second web received by the folding device is not turned over until the web passes the first location on the immediately succeeding folding device and is received by an additional angularly disposed guide element thereon.
Abstract:
A continuous cohesive multi-ply ribbon is made by forming a continuous spiral wound tube of creped tissue, flattening the tube and joining the plies of the flattened tube by embossing the plate together. After the spiral wound tube is formed, it is passed through a pressure nip formed by two rolls, thereby flattening the tube. Droplets of water are sprayed on one of the rolls. The water is carried to the pressure nip on the one roll and there transferred to the flattened tube as it enters the pressure nip. The moistened flattened tube is then passed through an embossing nip where the plies of the tube are pressed together at spaced locations with pressure sufficient to crush the fibers of the respective plies into one another, the water thus added to the creped tissue being sufficient for the crushing of the fibers to attach the plies together at said spaced locations with a glassine-type attachment.