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(11) EP 0 983 953 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
12.07.2000 Bulletin 2000/28

(43) Date of publication A2:
08.03.2000 Bulletin 2000/10

(21) Application number: 99307136.4

(22) Date of filing: 06.09.1999
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: B65H 41/00, B65H 37/00, B65G 49/06
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 05.09.1998 GB 9819403

(71) Applicant: Merritt, Adrian Llewellyn
Kingswinford, West Midlands DY6 8BA (GB)

(72) Inventor:
  • Merritt, Adrian Llewellyn
    Kingswinford, West Midlands DY6 8BA (GB)

(74) Representative: Lawrence, John 
Barker Brettell 138 Hagley Road Edgbaston
Birmingham B16 9PW
Birmingham B16 9PW (GB)

   


(54) Separating adhered plys


(57) A method of separating first and second flexible elongate plys (4,6) adhered together by adhesive force overcomable to allow the plys to be peeled apart comprising constraining the adhered plys (8) to follow a path leading to a turn at or adjacent to which turn the first ply (4) on the inside of the turn peels away from the second ply (6) on the outside thereby causing the plys to separate.
A force may be applied to one of the first or second plys (4,6), which compels the ply to move along its path. The remaining ply is preferably allowed to fall away from the turn. The turn may be substantially 90°, or greater or less than this.
An apparatus to separate the first and second flexible elongate plys (4,6) is also provided.






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