Patent ID: 7708849
Filing Date: 2010-05-04
Classification: A61F,B26D,B26F,D04H,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of cutting elastic strands between layers of carrier webs comprising; providing a first layer of carrier web material; providing a second layer of carrier web material; applying adhesive to at least one of said layers of carrier material across a first area; providing at least one elastic scrim area in a second area, the second area including the first area, and having a machine direction dimension and a cross-machine direction dimension, the scrim having a predetermined tension and applying the elastic scrim to the one of said layers of carrier web material with adhesive applied thereto; compressing the first and second layers together such that the scrim is secured between the layers; and severing the elastic scrim in portions of second area but not in the first area, by passing the web through a severing device comprising a heat compression tool and an anvil and compressing the web in the second area, thereby allowing the elastic scrim to deactivate in the second area but not the first area.