Crimp blade holder
AssigneeHarris Graphics Corporation
InventorRichard A. Gaspar
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Abstract
A holder mounting a plurality of crimp blades for crimping of a moving web includes a cylindrical body having a curved outer surface, and eight slots defined in the outer surface. A crimp blade is secured within each of the slots such that rotation of the body causes the blades to crimp a web moving therepast. The diameter of the body and the positions of the blade mounting slots on the surface thereof are selected so that with the blades mounted to the body, rotation thereof causes crimps to be applied to the moving web with spacings thereon between successive crimps defining a repetitive pattern of substantially 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0 and 3.0 inches (5.08, 5.08, 5.08, 5.08, 5.08, 5.08, 5.08 and 7.62 cm).
Claims7
A holder mounting a plurality of crimp blades for crimping of a moving web, comprising:
- a cylindrical body having a curved outer surface;
- an axial bore defined through said cylindrical body for mounting said body to a shaft;
- means securing said body to the shaft such that said body may be axially rotated thereby;
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- means for mounting the crimp blades to said body in predetermined fixed locations with respect to said outer surface such that rotation of said body causes the blades to crimp a web moving therepast;
- the diameter of said body and the positions of said blade mounting means on said surface thereof being selected so that with a plurality of blades mounted to said body, rotation thereof causes crimps to be applied to the moving web with spacings thereon between successive crimps defining a repetitive pattern of substantially 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0 and 3.0 inches (5.08, 5.08, 5.08, 5.08, 5.08, 5.08, 5.08 and 7.62 cm).
A method of applying crimps to a moving web along a line parallel to the direction of movement of the web, comprising the steps of:
- (a) applying a first crimp to the web;
- (b) applying a next crimp to the web at a spacing from the preceding one of said crimps of substantially 2.0 (5.08 cm) inches;
- (c) applying a next crimp to the web at a spacing from the preceding one of said crimps of substantially 2.0 inches (5.08 cm);
- (d) applying a next crimp to the web at a spacing from the preceding one of said crimps of substantially 2.0 inches (5.08 cm);
- (e) applying a next crimp to the web at a spacing from the preceding one of said crimps of substantially 2.0 inches (5.08 cm);
- (f) applying a next crimp to the web at a spacing from the preceding one of said crimps of substantially 2.0 inches (5.08 cm);
- (g) applying a next crimp to the web at a spacing from the preceding one of said crimps of substantially 2.0 inches (5.08 cm);
- (h) applying a next crimp to the web at a spacing from the preceding one of said crimps of substantially 2.0 inches (5.08 cm);
- (i) applying a next crimp to the web at a spacing from the preceding one of said crimps of substantially 3.0 inches (7.62 cm);
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- (j) repeating at least once steps (b) through (i).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.