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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2008
Harold Norbert Heller, Menasha, WI (US);
Donald Joseph Sanders, Larsen, WI (US);
Paul Theodore Van Gompel, Hortonville, WI (US);
Lori Sue Schutkoske, Butte des Morts, WI (US);
Cindy Lou Price, Appleton, WI (US);
Suzanne Marie Schmoker, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Sarah Jane Marie Freiburger, Hortonville, WI (US);
Mary Anne Bruemmer-prestley, Appleton, WI (US);
Paul William Christoffel, Appleton, WI (US);
Harold Norbert Heller, Menasha, WI (US);
Donald Joseph Sanders, Larsen, WI (US);
Paul Theodore Van Gompel, Hortonville, WI (US);
Lori Sue Schutkoske, Butte des Morts, WI (US);
Cindy Lou Price, Appleton, WI (US);
Suzanne Marie Schmoker, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Sarah Jane Marie Freiburger, Hortonville, WI (US);
Mary Anne Bruemmer-Prestley, Appleton, WI (US);
Paul William Christoffel, Appleton, WI (US);
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
Apparatus and methods for manufacturing personal care absorbent articles. Such personal care absorbent article includes a fastening area in the front portion for receiving fastener material thereon. First and second fault lines are formed on opposing sides of the fastening area leaving uncut web portions at the fault lines during selected manufacturing operations, thus to support machine direction stresses on the front portion web, and subsequently trimming away such uncut web portions of the fault lines. Fastener material is applied over the first and second fault lines, thus bridging the fault lines. The fastener material is releasably secured to the fastening area, non-releasably secured to the front portion outwardly of the respective fault lines, and unsecured to the front portion between the fastening area and the fault lines thus to support a re-fastening feature of such personal care absorbent articles.