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US 2005/0085368 A1Published application
Core reduction method and apparatus
AssigneeBay West Paper Corporation
InventorsJoseph Blume, James Holzem, Steve Jansen
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Abstract
Apparatus and processes for producing paper roll products with spaced core sections. A core substrate is arranged on a mandrel, and then divided into a plurality of core sections. The core sections are then separated from each other on the mandrel to form gaps between the core sections. Paper web material can then be wound onto the separated core sections to form a log of rolls. The log is then cut into final paper roll products.
Claims6
1-18. (canceled)
An apparatus for forming paper roll products, comprising:
- a mandrel having a longitudinal axis;
- and
- a core slitter assembly positioned adjacent the mandrel, the core slitter assembly having a plurality of slitter mechanisms, and the slitter mechanisms are mounted to be moveable between a non-cutting position where the slitter mechanisms are away from the mandrel and a cutting position where the slitter mechanisms are positioned to cut a core substrate disposed on the mandrel into a plurality of core sections, and a plurality of the slitter mechanisms are mounted to be moveable relative to the mandrel in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.