Patent ID: 9161863
Filing Date: 2015-10-20
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A method of manufacturing an absorbent article comprising an element applied thereto that defines a shape, the method comprising: providing first and second planar pieces of material that define a bend, when viewed in plan view, applying the first and second planar pieces so as to be arranged together on the absorbent article such that the first and second planar pieces of material and their respective bends together define the shape of the element, wherein the first piece of material is arranged on the absorbent article on a first side of a line of symmetry for the first and second pieces of material, and the second piece of material is arranged on the absorbent article in substantial contact with the first piece of material on a second side of the line of symmetry such that the first and second pieces of material form mirror images of one another.