Abstract:
A rolled paper towel dispenser having a spring (178) loaded cutting blade geared to rotate in conjunction with a slotted drive drum (54). The blade is shielded by a fixed cowl (34). Guide rollers (68, 70) and the drive drum include threading clips. A brake mechanism ensures that the rolled towel cannot be free spooled. Supports (25, 26, 86) are provided for both a primary roll and a stub roll. Geared sensor arms sense the diameter of the stub roll and when the diameter decreases to a point near the end of the roll, the tail from the primary roll is automatically delivered to the surface of the drive drum and automatically threaded therethrough. To dispense a towel from the dispenser, the user grasps the tail of the towel extending from the dispenser and pulls downward. This drives the drive drum which in turn rotates the cutting blade into position severing the sheet at the proper location.
Abstract:
A roll paper dispensing cabinet having means for rotatably supporting a roll of paper and a pair of rotatable embossing rolls providing a nip through which the paper is directed prior to exiting the cabinet. The embossing rolls, at least one of which includes a plurality of knuckles, cooperate to mechanically stress the paper beyond its elastic limit in spaced-apart regions over substantially the entire surface of the paper to reduce the cross-machine direction wet tensile strength of the paper by 25% and to increase the bulk of the paper more than 60% to thereby provide a dispensed sheet having enhanced softnesss, flexibility and absorbency.
Abstract:
A method of producing a nonwoven fibrous web (20), such as paper, from a dispersion (15), preferably acqueous, of fibers wherein the fiber consistency is greater than 6 % of the dispersion weight and/or the dispersion is permanently stable until subjected to a destabilizing step, such as application of vacuum (13, 14). The dispersion (15) is deposited against a foraminous support (11, 12) and the fibers are separated from the dispersing medium to form a web (20) on the support (11, 12). The dispersing medium is preferably foam formed by intermixing air in water and surfactant. Also disclosed is an apparatus for carrying out the above method and the products made thereby.
Abstract:
Disclosed is an improvement to twin wire forming wherein an open support structure in the form of an opened or grilled breast roll or a slotted forming shoe supports at least a portion of the outer wire in the forming throat. In such manner, the gap between the open support structure and the forming cylinder can be narrowed such that the gap is less than or equal to the thickness of the jet of stock injected between the wire to form the web. The jet of stock so injected impinges on both the forming cylinder and the open support structure and immediate drainage is provided through the outer wire without substantially varying the tension or radius of the outer wire thereby generally improving uniformity and, in particular, improving basis weight uniformity of the web produced.
Abstract:
Production of novel pulp, primarily wood pulp, from chips using pre-treatment with stabilizers and alkaline peroxide prior to mechanical fiberization (refining) to increase the brightness of the resulting fibers and the papermaking strength achievable with the fibers. The novel aspect of the pre-treatment prior to refining is that it results in the ''in situ'' formation within the chips of a stabilizing flock or sol.
Abstract:
Modified polysaccharide materials comprising the reaction product of water-wettable polysaccharide with N,N'-methylenebisacrylamide and methods of making same. The materials are useful in the preparation of products characterized by their increased bulk and absorbency.
Abstract:
A system and method of installing a coreless roll (12) of an absorbent consumer paper product in a dispenser (10) performs or includes steps of orienting the coreless roll (12) to a desired position of alignment within the dispenser, and securing the coreless roll (12) to the dispenser (10) by penetrating the coreless roll with at least one projection (30) that penetrates between adjacent layers of paper product in the coreless roll (12) so that the coreless roll is secured against radial displacement with respect to the dispenser during operation. A temporary holding mechanism (38) may be provided to hold the coreless roll in an intended position of alignment while the coreless roll (12) is being secured to the dispenser (10).
Abstract:
The problem with single cartridge dispensers is that when a maintenance person looks at the liquid level of the cartridge, the fluid may be only slightly above the level indicator window with the result that the cartridge would be completely used up before the maintenance person returns to service the dispenser. Thus, it would be desirable to have two cartridges so that the user can completely exhaust one cartridge and then begin dispensing from the second cartridge. The device (10) employs two cartridges (11a,11b) each having a compressable dispensing pump (25a, 25b). A movable compression member (52) is slidable to a first position adjacent the pump (25b) of a first cartridge (11b) or to a second position adjacent the pump (25a) of the second cartridge (11a) so that fluid from only one cartridge may be dispensed at a time.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a continuous process for replicating interference patterns in radiation curable coating compositions or materials. A radiation curable composition is brought into contact with interference patterns borne on the surface of a revolving drum (22). The curable composition which may be supported and coated onto a film (8) by coating roll (10) or insupported and coated directly into revolving drum (22) by a coating roll (13) is irradiated via irradiation means (20) to cure it at least sufficiently so that it can be stripped from the replicating surface of the revolving drum.
Abstract:
Process for producing gloss and smoothness on the surface of a paper web (1), comprising: A. advancing a web (1) of papermaking fibers through a nip formed by a smooth metal finishing drum (2) and a resilient backing roll (3, 5) providing a nip pressure on the web (1) of at least 13,780 KN/M (2000 psi); and B. heating the drum (2) to a temperature at least high enough to heat a critical substrata portion of the web (1) to a temperature of at least the dynamic Tg of the fibers to provide an unexpected increase in gloss and surface flatness without excessively densifying the entire sheet.
Abstract translation:在纸幅(1)的表面上产生光泽和光滑度的方法,包括:A.将造纸纤维的纤维网(1)通过由光滑金属精整滚筒(2)和弹性背衬辊(3)形成的辊隙 ,5)在幅材(1)上提供至少13,780KN / M 2(2000psi)的压区压力; 和B.将鼓(2)加热到至少足够高的温度以将纤维网(1)的关键基质部分加热到至少纤维的动态Tg的温度,以提供光泽和表面平坦度的意想不到的增加 而不会使整个片材过度致密化。