Appeal No. 1996-2624
Application No. 08/186,352
zone and a substantially constant second surface
speed as said parts are applied in said application
zone.
Independent method claim 20 recites:
20. A method for receiving discrete parts
travelling at a first speed and applying said parts
to a substrate web travelling at a second speed,
said method comprising the steps of:
a) providing a rotatable transferring means for
receiving said discrete parts in a receiving zone
and applying said parts to said substrate web in an
application zone; and
b) rotating said transferring means at a
substantially constant first surface speed which
substantially equals said first speed of said
discrete part as said discrete parts are received in
said receiving zone and a substantially constant
second surface speed which substantially equals said
second speed of said substrate web as said discrete
parts are applied to said substrate web in said
application zone wherein said rotating is provided
by a drive means which includes at least one
rotatable noncircular drive gear and a driven means
which includes at least one rotatable noncircular
driven gear, said drive gear being configured to
engage and rotate said driven gear which rotates
said transferring means at a variable speed.
Bosse discloses a bag-making machine for applying handles
and reinforcing sheets at intervals along a traveling web of
bag-making material (col. 1, lines 3-8). The disclosed
machine
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