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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 08, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2006
Applicants:
Joseph A. Eckstein, Sunman, IN (US);
Bradley E. Walsh, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Inventors:
Joseph A. Eckstein, Sunman, IN (US);
Bradley E. Walsh, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Assignee:
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 37/00 (2006.01); A61F 13/15 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus for nonlinear laying of components such as elastics on a continuous web is provided. In an apparatus embodiment, the apparatus comprises a diverter and a combining roll. The apparatus can be configured to vary an elastic profile of the elastic member on a continuous web by oscillating a rotation of the diverter. The method and apparatus can be used for making absorbent articles such as diapers and training pants.