Embossing and laminating device for web material

A device for embossing and laminating a multiple ply web material, comprising:

• a first embossing cylinder having a first axis and a second embossing cylinder having a second axis, the first embossing cylinder and the second embossing cylinder each having tips thereon and each being arranged adjacent to one another such that the first axis and the second axis are parallel to one another and contained within a first plane, wherein the first embossing cylinder and the second embossing cylinder form a nip therebetween and rotate at a common peripheral speed and in opposite directions;
• a first pressure roll having a third axis, the first pressure roll cooperating with the first embossing cylinder, and a second pressure roll having of fourth axis, the second pressure roll cooperating with the second embossing cylinder, wherein a second plane contains the first axis and the third axis and a third plane contains the second axis and the fourth axis;
• an adhesive applicator associated with the first embossing cylinder;
• and a laminating roll arranged downstream of the nip and cooperating with the first embossing cylinder;
• wherein the first embossing cylinder and the second embossing cylinder are constructed and arranged to be phase-synchronized with each other so that the tips of the first embossing cylinder are opposite the tips of the second embossing cylinder in a tip-to-tip relation, or the tips of either the first embossing cylinder or the second embossing cylinder are positioned between the tips of the second embossing cylinder or the first embossing cylinder, respectively, in a nesting relation, and wherein
• the second plane is inclined with respect to the first plane at a first angle other than 0° and 90° and the third plane is inclined with respect to the first plane at a second angle other than 0° and 90°, and
• the first angle is directed downstream of the nip and is greater than 90°.