Patent ID: 6447628
Filing Date: 2002-09-10
Classification: A61F,Y10T

Abstract:
A method of producing refastenable side seams in an absorbent garment, comprising the following sequence of steps;aligning a plurality of garment assemblies joined in a cross direction, each garment assembly including a chassis with two back side panels and two front side panels, the back side panels having a level of elastic tension unequal to a level of elastic tension in the front side panels, wherein adjacent garment assemblies are joined to one another along one of the back side panels of each of the adjacent garment assemblies, and adjacent garment assemblies are also joined to one another along one of the front side panels of each of the adjacent garment assemblies, each of the garment assemblies having, a fist surface and a second surface opposite the first surface; bonding a fastening component to a first surface of each of the front side panels of each garment assembly; bonding a mating fastening component to a second surface of each of the back side panels of each garment assembly; folding the joined garment assemblies longitudinally; separating adjacent garment assemblies from one another, with two of the side panels retracting a greater distance than a remaining two side panels of each garment assembly; and folding two of the side panels of each of the garment assemblies to align and contact the fastening components with the corresponding mating fastening components.