A method and apparatus for forming discrete length strip members each composed of a plurality of laterally interconnected items, and collating those strip members into a plurality of pads of items. A supply source of elongate material is supported by support means and fed along a feed path past longitudinal...http://www.google.fr/patents/US4662970?utm_source=gb-gplus-shareBrevet US4662970 - Pads and their formation
