Abstract:
A PLURALITY OF SECTIONAL DRIVES FEED A WEB OF ELASTIC MATERIAL ALONG A PREDETERMINED PATH OF TRAVEL DURING WHICH SUCCESSIVE OPERATIONS ARE PERFORMED UPON THE WEB. THE SECTIONAL DRIVES OPERATE TO MOVE THE WEB THROUGH THE VARIOUS OPERATING STATIONS AT RESPECTIVE LINEAR SPEEDS, THE RESPECTIVE SPEEDS BEING ADJUSTABLE RELATIVE TO ONE ANOTHER, THEREBY CONTROLLING THE TENSIONIN THE WEB AT VARIOUS STATIONS SO THAT A GIVEN LENGTH OF WEB HAS A PREDETERMINED MASS AT VARIOUS STATIONS TO PROVIDE AN ACCURATE REGISTRATION OF VARIOUS OPERATIONS ON THE WEB.