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Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 1993

Filed:

Sep. 04, 1992
Applicant:
Inventor:

Delmar R Muckenfuhs, Middletown, OH (US);

Assignee:

The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ; A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
156164 ; 156160 ; 156229 ; 156494 ; 156289 ; 206440 ; 6043852 ; 604387 ;
Abstract

The present invention provides a method for continuously attaching discrete lengths of a tensioned elastic material to predetermined, isolated portions of moving absorbent articles, said absorbent articles having a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core. A continuous web of backsheet material is fed to an assembly station. An absorbent core is secured to said continuous web of backsheet material. Intermittent portions of a continuous ribbon of elastic material are secured to said backsheet at predetermined discrete locations. A ribbon of elastic material is cut at predetermined locations. The backsheet and the stretched elastic are maintained in a substantially tensioned state. A continuous web of topsheet material is fed to said assembly station. The topsheet web is secured to said backsheet web. The absorbent articles is maintained in a substantially tensioned state. Discrete portions of stiffening material are adhered to said continuous web of wrapper material. A panty fastening adhesive is applied to said continuous web of wrapper material. The absorbent articles are fed onto said continuous web of wrapper material. The absorbent articles are adhered to said wrapper material. The wrapper maintains said absorbent articles in a substantially tensioned state.


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