Patent ID: 6730188
Filing Date: 2004-05-04
Classification: A61F,Y10T

Abstract:
A method for manufacturing a refastenable absorbent garment comprising:moving a continuous absorbent garment subassembly in a machine direction, wherein said continuous absorbent garment subassembly comprises a continuous front body panel web, a continuous rear body panel web and a plurality of discrete crotch portions spaced along said machine direction and extending between said continuous front and rear body panel webs, wherein said crotch portions are folded in a cross direction with one of said continuous front and rear body panel webs facing the other of said continuous front and rear body panel webs; successively cutting said continuous front and rear body panels of said continuous absorbent garment subassembly in said cross direction and thereby forming a plurality of discrete absorbent garment subassemblies comprising a front body panel and a rear body panel, wherein said front and rear body panels are connected with said crotch portion, each of said front and rear body panels having opposite side edges, wherein said side edges form leading and trailing edges of said discrete absorbent garment subassemblies in the machine direction; successively rotating each of said discrete absorbent garment subassemblies such that said side edges are spaced apart in said cross direction; and attaching a fastener member to at least one of said front and rear body panels on each of said discrete absorbent garment subassemblies.