Method of stacking strips of flexible material

摘要

A method of converting at least one strip of flexible material 12 into at least one stack of folded members 46. The method includes the steps of conveying a number of festoons 20 formed from a strip of flexible material 12 and depositing the respective festoons 20 into a stack of folded members 46. In the preferred method, the step of depositing the respective festoons 20 into a stack of folded members 46 includes: (i) laying an initial flap 36 of flexible material 12 on a stacking surface 24; (ii) creating a first folded member 44 by placing a first festoon 42 on the initial flap 36 of flexible material 12; and (iii) creating additional folded members by placing each festoon upon a preceding festoon.