Method of making a surface treating article
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1. A method of making a surface treating article, comprising the steps of:
- a) providing a surface treating web with a fastener attached thereto;
b) sensing a position of the fastener on the surface treating web; and
c) partially cutting the surface treating web around the fastener to provide a partially-cut surface treating article with the fastener thereon, and subsequently separating the surface treating article from the surface treating web.
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Abstract
A surface treating article including a surface treating member and a fastener including a fiducial. The present invention also provides a preferred method of making a surface treating article that includes to a method of sensing the location of a fasteners on a surface treating web and thereafter cutting the surface treating web around the fastener to provide a surface treating article.
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1. A method of making a surface treating article, comprising the steps of:
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a) providing a surface treating web with a fastener attached thereto;
b) sensing a position of the fastener on the surface treating web; and
c) partially cutting the surface treating web around the fastener to provide a partially-cut surface treating article with the fastener thereon, and subsequently separating the surface treating article from the surface treating web. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
d) advancing the web forward to bring a second fastener attached to the surface treating web to within a desired region; and
e) repeating step c) with regard to said second fastener to provide a second surface treating article.
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13. The method of claim 12, wherein the method is a continuous method in which a plurality of fasteners are sequentially brought into said desired region, and steps c) and d) are then repeated with respect to each of the plurality of said fasteners.
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14. A method of making a surface treating article, comprising the steps of:
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a) providing a surface treating web with a fastener attached thereto;
b) sensing the position of the fastener on the surface treating web; and
c) thereafter using the sensed position to direct a partial laser cutting of the surface treating web around the fastener to provide a partially-cut surface treating article with the fastener thereon, and subsequently separating the surface treating article from the surface treating web. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 21, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 55)
d) advancing the web forward to bring a second fastener attached to the surface treating web to within a desired region; and
e) repeating step c) with regard to said second fastener to provide a second surface treating article.
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53. The method of claim 52, wherein the method is a continuous method in which a plurality of fasteners are sequentially brought into said desired region, and steps c) and d) are then repeated with respect to each of the plurality of said fasteners.
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55. The method of claim 21, wherein step c) further comprises laser cutting the surface treating web around the fastener in a disc shape.
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19. A method of making a plurality of surface treating articles, comprising the steps of:
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a) providing a surface treating web with a plurality of fasteners fastened thereto, wherein each of the plurality of fasteners is located in a predetermined position forming an array of fasteners, and wherein the plurality of fasteners includes a first fastener and a second fastener;
b) sensing the position of the first fastener and determining the position of the second fastener relative to the position of the first fastener; and
c) cutting the surface treating web around each of the plurality of fasteners to provide a plurality of surface treating articles, each including one of the plurality of fasteners. - View Dependent Claims (20, 22, 23, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 54, 56, 57, 66)
d) advancing the web forward to bring array to within a desired region; and
e) repeating step c) with regard to said second array to provide a second plurality of surface treating articles.
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57. The method of claim 56, wherein the method is a continuous method in which a plurality of arrays are sequentially brought into said desired region, and steps c) and d) are then repeated with respect to each of the plurality of arrays.
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66. The method of claim 46, wherein each fastener comprises a thermoplastic material.
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24. A method of making a plurality of surface treating articles, comprising the steps of:
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a) providing a surface treating web with a plurality of fasteners fastened thereto;
b) sensing the position of at least one of the plurality of fasteners on the surface treating web; and
c) partially cutting the surface treating web around each of the plurality of fasteners to provide a plurality of partially-cut surface treating articles, each including one of the fasteners thereon and subsequently removing the plurality of surface treating articles from the surface treating web. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65)
d) advancing the web forward to bring a second array to within a desired region; and
e) repeating step c) with regard to said second array to provide a second plurality of surface treating articles.
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65. The method of claim 64, wherein the method is a continuous method in which a plurality of arrays are sequentially brought into said desired region, and steps c) and d) are then repeated with respect to each of the plurality of arrays.
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29. A method of making a plurality of surface treating articles, comprising the steps of:
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a) providing a surface treating web with a plurality of fasteners fastened thereto, wherein the plurality of fasteners includes a first fastener, a second fastener, and a third fastener;
b) sensing a position of the first fastener and a position of the second fastener, wherein a position of the third fastener is determined relative to the positions of the first fastener and the second fastener; and
c) cutting the surface treating web around each of the plurality of fasteners to provide a plurality of surface treating articles, each including one of the plurality of fasteners. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 67, 68, 69)
d) advancing the web forward to bring a second plurality of fasteners attached to the surface treating web to within a desired region; and
e) repeating step c) with regard to said second plurality of fasteners to provide a second plurality of surface treating articles.
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69. The method of claim 68, wherein the method is a continuous method in which a plurality of fasteners are sequentially brought into said desired region, and steps c) and d) are then repeated with respect to each of the plurality of said fasteners.
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