Patent ID: 7070672
Filing Date: 2006-07-04
Classification: A61F,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A process for forming an article, said process comprising delivering an article web which has a longitudinal-direction and a lateral cross-direction, and provides an interconnected plurality of article-segments, each article-segment including an intermediate portion located between a pair of longitudinally-opposed end portions, at least one article-segment having included at least one separately provided singular, individual wing-panel member, the singular wing-panel member operatively joined to its corresponding article-segment and configured to extend beyond a pair of laterally-opposed, terminal side edge of said article web in the intermediate portion of its corresponding article-segment; and substantially continuously severing said article web and said wing-panel member to provide a contoured composite web having a contoured wing-panel, wherein a contoured side-edge of said contoured wing-panel extends substantially continuously from a cooperatively contoured side-edge of said article web, the contoured wing-panel configured to be wrapped about a side edge of a wearer's undergarment; wherein a plurality of the singular, individual wing-panel members have been joined to said article web at intermittent, space-apart locations along a longitudinal-direction of said article web; at least an operative portion or section of each singular, individual wing-panel member extends substantially continuously along an entire cross-directional width of its corresponding article-segment.