Patent ID: 6695945
Filing Date: 2004-02-24
Classification: A61F,Y10T

Abstract:
A method of anchoring fastening tabs to side portions of a disposable sanitary garment, said garment comprising a top sheet of liquid permeable, weldable material, a backing sheet of liquid impermeable material and an absorbent body enclosed therebetween, the top sheet and the backing sheet being extended outside the absorbent body around the periphery thereof and joined to each other in regions thereof lying outside the absorbent body, said garment having a front part, a rear part and an intermediate crotch part wherewith laterally extending fastening tabs are fastened to the side portions in the rear or front part of the garment, characterised by the following steps;cutting out holes in a backing sheet in opposite side portions of the rear or front part thereof, joining a top sheet to the cut backing sheet with an absorbent body disposed between these sheets, thereby creating a composite blank, placing fastening tabs in the side portions of the composite blank containing the cut out holes in the backing sheet with the manufacturer's ends of said tabs each being disposed above one of said holes, said tabs being made of a material which is compatible to the top sheet material from a welding point of view, and anchoring the manufacturer's ends of the fastening tabs to the top sheet by welding.