Perforation blade for perforating tissue products

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9486932
APP PUB NO 20150298340A1
SERIAL NO

14254549

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An apparatus for perforating sheet materials is disclosed. The apparatus includes a perforation blade that defines a plurality of teeth for perforating sheet materials, such as tissue products. Each tooth on the perforation blade is defined by a pair of opposing side walls. The teeth are separated along an edge of the perforation blade by a plurality of recesses. In accordance with the present disclosure, the side walls have a non-zero angle with respect to the length direction of the blade. In one embodiment, each recess can have a slanted U-shape such that all of the side walls are parallel. In an alternative embodiment, the recesses can have a V-shape such that adjacent side walls extend in divergent directions. Perforation blades made according to the present disclosure prevent snagging and picking when a material is perforated.

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KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE INC2300 WINCHESTER ROAD NEENAH WI 54956

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Baggot, James Leo Menasha, US 44 1048
Montgomery, Walter F Broken Arrow, US 3 58
Sartain, Kevin B Evans, US 10 141
Wilson, Matthew Robert Oshkosh, US 20 285

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