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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2006
Russell Evan Thorson, Appleton, WI (US);
Robert Lee Popp, Hortonville, WI (US);
Joseph Daniel Coenen, Kaukauna, WI (US);
Russell Evan Thorson, Appleton, WI (US);
Robert Lee Popp, Hortonville, WI (US);
Joseph Daniel Coenen, Kaukauna, WI (US);
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
An apparatus and a method are disclosed for manufacturing several distinct disposable absorbent articles on a single machine. The apparatus includes three sections. The first section is capable of forming an absorbent assembly and cutting the absorbent assembly into individual absorbent assemblies. The second section is capable of moving a bodyside liner into alignment with the individual absorbent assemblies and applying an outer cover to the individual absorbent assemblies to form a continuous web having a primary stretch in a cross direction. The second section is further capable of adding at least three components to the web. The third section is capable of severing the continuous web into individual absorbent articles which can then be folded, stacked and packaged.