Flexible mount converter for fabricating absorbent articles
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsMatthew Joseph Macura, Curtis Hunter VanValkenburgh, Francisco Javier Escobar
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a flexible mount converter and method for manufacturing and/or assembling various components of absorbent articles. The flexible mount converter has improved flexibility, adaptability, and re-configurability over current converting lines. The flexible mount converter typically comprises a combination of the following components: a base supporting a horizontal rail mount system, two or more modular unit operations, access guarding associated with the flexible mount converter.
Claims11
A flexible mount converter for fabricating absorbent articles, comprising:
- a. a base supporting a horizontal rail mount system;
- b. two or more modular unit operations removeably mountable to the horizontal rail mount system in a close-coupled manner;
- c. complete access guarding associated with the flexible mount converter;
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- wherein the flexible mount converter is capable of producing an absorbent article.
A flexible mount converter for fabricating absorbent articles, comprising:
- a. a base supporting a horizontal rail mount system;
- b. two or more modular unit operations removeably mountable to the horizontal rail mount system in a close-coupled manner, wherein the horizontal rail is integrally formed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.