Method and apparatus for folding and opening-up wipes
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United States of America Patent
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Oct 17, 2023
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Jul 8, 2021
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Mar 24, 2021
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Dec 18, 2014
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Abstract
Apparatus is provided for manufacturing a wipe in a three-dimensional form out of an essentially flat piece of material. The apparatus produces a blank of essentially flat planar form with a pleat folded on each side. The folded blanks are fed by a conveyor belt to an opening station. The opening station comprises a pair of movable pinch rollers which selectively grab individual blanks from the conveyor belt and feed them via belts to a pair of counter-rotating drums. The blanks are ejected from the drums, which partially opens them up in the process. The partially open blanks are fed onto a shaped former, where the final process of forming the wipe into its chosen three-dimensional form is completed.
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- 2021 Application Filing Year
- B31F Class
- 74 Applications Filed
- 41 Patents Issued To-Date
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