KURT JAY KLOEHN
Engineers in Little Chute, WI

4915767, Apr 10, 1990

Nov 17, 1988

7/272670

Gregory J. Rajala - Neenah WI
William J. Moore - Brea CA
Kurt J. Kloehn - Little Chute WI

Kimberly-Clark Corporation - Neenah WI

A61F 1316, B32B 3108, A41B 1302

156440

An apparatus (10) of the type for applying an elastic ribbon (18) onto the surface of a moving web (12) in curved line path relative to the longitudinal centerline (14) of the web (12) includes a nip roll (16) for directly rolling the elastic ribbon (18) into engagement with the moving web (12) and an oscillating roll (20) adjacent to and spaced from the nip roll (16) for oscillatiang the elastic ribbon (18) in a direction transverse the centerline of the web (12) and applying the elastic ribbon (18) to the nip roll (16) in the curved line path. A guide roll (22) guides the elastic ribbon (18) to wrap around the oscillating roll (20) and tension the elastic ribbon sufficiently for tracking and holding the lateral position of the elastic ribbon (18) on the nip roll (16) to be applied to the moving web (12) in the curved line path.