Patent ID: 6976521
Filing Date: 2005-12-20
Classification: A61F,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for fabricating a refastenable absorbent garment comprising a base web having a plurality of elastic members, a piece of landing material attached to the base web and a fastener member removeably attached to the piece of landing material and fixedly attached to the base web, the apparatus comprising: a web perforator adapted to perforate the base web in a cross direction; a construction drum positioned downstream of said web perforator and adapted to receive the perforated base web; a landing material cutter adapted to cut a landing material and a fastener material in the cross direction and thereby form a plurality of the pieces of landing material with a plurality of the fastener members secured thereto respectively; and a landing member rotator positioned adjacent said construction drum and downstream of said landing material cutter, wherein said landing member rotator is adapted to separate successive pieces of landing material with the fastener members attached thereto at the cross direction landing material cut, rotate the piece of landing material with the fastener member attached thereto and apply the piece of landing material and the fastener member to the base web on the construction drum.