Abstract: This invention pertains to draw tape equipment, and methods for incorporating draw tapes into plastic and like bags. In general, a continuous plastic web is slit at a slitting station to form layers, and respective free edges. The web then passes to a hole forming station where holes are punched in the top and bottom layers adjacent the free edges. After the holes are punched, edge regions of the top and bottom layers are separated from each other, followed by forming of hems in the separated layers at hem forming stations arranged in parallel with each other. Concurrent with forming of the hems, continuous draw tapes are fed to the hem forming stations and the hems are formed about the draw tapes. The formed hems, with the draw tapes incorporated therein, optionally pass through first temperature control stations where the temperature of the plastic web is controlled to a desired temperature before hem sealing. The formed hems are then sealed to the main bodies of the respective top and bottom layers.

Abstract: This invention pertains to draw tape equipment, and methods for incorporating draw tapes into plastic and like bags. In general, a continuous plastic web is slit at a slitting station to form layers, and respective free edges. The web then passes to a hole forming station where holes are punched in the top and bottom layers adjacent the free edges. After the holes are punched, edge regions of the top and bottom layers are separated from each other, followed by forming of hems in the separated layers at hem forming stations arranged in parallel with each other. Concurrent with forming of the hems, continuous draw tapes are fed to the hem forming stations and the hems are formed about the draw tapes. The formed hems, with the draw tapes incorporated therein, optionally pass through first temperature control stations where the temperature of the plastic web is controlled to a desired temperature before hem sealing. The formed hems are then sealed to the main bodies of the respective top and bottom layers.

Abstract: Apparatus for manufacture of fibrous webs including means to spray adhesive binder particles onto a fibrous web supported on a forming wire includes spray heads in a spray booth through which the wire passes, and a pair of baffles extending transversely of the plane of the web, at opposite sides thereof. The baffles and portions of the booth are relatively closely spaced from the web, to form elongate openings below the plane of the web. A suction box having an opening beneath the web and forming wire draws air through the web and wire in a pair of flow paths that lead upwardly through the elongate openings between the baffles and the web, then downwardly through the web and the wire. The air drawn upwardly between the baffles and the web prevents sprayed-on particles of binder material near sides of the web from escaping and contaminating adjacent portions of the apparatus.