Process for converting a continuous structure into discrete, spaced apart elements
CA 2336840 A1 · Owner: The Procter & Gamble Company · Inventors: Fuchs, Christofer; Busam, Ludwig; Divo, Michael
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The present invention relates to a process for converting a continuous structure into discrete, spaced apart elements by means of an expandable support web. First, the continuous structure is combined with a support web comprising longitudinal expansion means. Then after separation of the , continuous structure into discrete elements the discrete elements are spaced , apart by expanding the support web. The process of the present invention is particularly well suited for the industrial manufacture of articles comprising fragile discrete elements supplied to the production process in continuous form.
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- Filed July 16, 1999. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended July 16, 2019.
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