Uwe Schneider, Cincinnati, OH; and Clifford Theodore Papsdorf, Loveland, OH.
Assigned to Procter & Gamble, Cincinnati, OH.

Filed: 11/15/16
Issued: 5/15/18

A method for applying fluid pressure to a transfer member configured to transfer multiple discrete articles, the method comprising the steps of: a. providing a transfer member comprising a fluid pressure chamber comprising a wall; the wall comprising an inner surface, an outer surface, a first plurality of fluid ports extending from an inlet on the inner surface to an outlet on the outer surface, and a second plurality of fluid ports extending from an inlet on the inner surface to an outlet on the outer surface; b. applying fluid pressure to the fluid pressure chamber; c. communicating fluid pressure to the first plurality of fluid ports while impeding fluid pressure to at least some of the second plurality of fluid ports to hold a first discrete article on the outer surface; and d. separately from step (c), communicating fluid pressure to both the first plurality of fluid ports and the second plurality of fluid ports to hold a second discrete article on the outer surface; e. wherein the second discrete article is different in size and/or shape from the first discrete article; f. wherein each of the first discrete article and the second discrete article is a disposable absorbent article or component thereof; and g. wherein the first plurality of fluid ports are positioned in a first zone on a transfer surface of the transfer member, and wherein the first zone is configured to receive the first discrete article.