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US 5,312,668 AGranted
Paper splice member
OwnerKirk D. Browninventor
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Abstract
A paper splice member includes first and second flexible webs medially intersecting one another, wherein the webs define a longitudinally aligned unitary splicing member to accommodate free ends of the first and second paper sheets to provide for assembly of the paper sheets for continuous paper feed. A plurality of confronting surfaces are arranged on opposed sides of the first and second webs to secure the free ends of the paper sheets therebetween.
Claims2
A paper splice member, comprising,
- a first flexible web, wherein the first flexible web includes a predetermined length and a predetermined width, and a second flexible web, wherein the second flexible web includes a length equal to said predetermined length and a width equal to said predetermined width, the first flexible web medially intersecting the second flexible web, wherein the first flexible web and the second flexible web are coextensive relative to one another, and include a web intersection, with a web intersection longitudinally aligned having an intersection length equal to said predetermined length, and wherein the web intersection is of a flexible, shape-retentent construction, and
- a first web includes a first web first interior surface and a first web second interior surface on opposed sides of the intersection, and the second web includes a second web first interior surface and a second web second interior surface on opposed sides of the intersection, wherein the first web first interior surface and the second web first interior surface are in a confronting coextensive relationship relative to one another, and the first web second interior surface and the second web interior surface are in confronting coextensive relationship to one another, and each interior surface includes an adhesive layer coextensive with each interior surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.