Patent ID: 8753466
Filing Date: 2014-06-17
Classification: A61F,B32B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of manufacturing a plurality of disposable absorbent garments comprising: providing a unitary outer cover web traveling in a machine direction, the unitary outer cover web having a front waist edge and a back waist edge, both the front waist edge and the back waist edge extending in the machine direction; providing an elastomeric front body panel web traveling in the machine direction, superposing the elastomeric front body panel web on the unitary outer cover web, and attaching the front body panel web to the unitary outer cover web, the front body panel web comprising an elastomeric film laminate; providing an elastomeric back body panel web traveling in the machine direction, superposing the elastomeric back body panel web on the unitary outer cover web, and attaching the back body panel web to the unitary outer cover web, the back body panel web comprising an elastomeric film laminate, the unitary outer cover web, the front body panel web, and the back body panel web collectively defining a composite garment web; further comprising attaching a front leg elastic member to the unitary outer cover web, the front leg elastic member traveling predominantly in the machine direction; and further comprising at least partially overlapping the front leg elastic member with the elastomeric front body panel web; further comprising attaching a continuous back leg elastic member to the unitary outer cover web, the back leg elastic member traveling predominantly in the machine direction; and further comprising at least partially overlapping the back leg elastic member with the elastomeric back body panel web; providing a supply of individual absorbent assemblies, superposing individual absorbent assemblies over the composite garment web, and attaching the individual absorbent assemblies to the composite garment web wherein at least a portion of each individual absorbent assembly overlays at least a portion of the elastomeric front body panel web such that the portion of the elastomeric front body panel web is positioned between the portion of the individual absorbent assembly and the unitary outer cover web and wherein at least a portion of each individual absorbent assembly overlays at least a portion of the elastomeric back body panel web such that the portion of the elastomeric back body panel web is positioned between the portion of the individual absorbent assembly and the unitary outer cover web; removing portions of the unitary outer cover web to define a series of spaced apart holes, thereby defining in the composite garment web a series of interconnected disposable absorbent garments, wherein the elastomeric front body panel web defines a front body panel web width that extends in a cross-machine direction, the front body panel web width exceeds a shortest distance extending from the front waist edge to each hole; and wherein the elastomeric back body panel web defines a back body panel width that extends in a cross-machine direction, the back body panel web width exceeds a shortest distance extending from the back waist edge to each hole; folding the composite garment web along a central fold line that extends in the machine direction, such that the front waist edge is brought into close proximity with the back waist edge; attaching the front body panel web to the back body panel web to create a series of side seam bonds spaced apart in the machine direction; and cutting the composite garment web at a series of cut locations spaced apart in the machine direction to create the plurality of disposable absorbent garments.