Patent ID: 6120489
Filing Date: 2000-09-19
Classification: A61F,B29C,B29L

Abstract:
A flangeless seam for use in a disposable article having an open configuration and a seaming configuration, the seam comprising:a first member having a first proximal portion and a first distal portion, the first distal portion folded upon at least a portion of the first proximal portion to provide a common interface between the first distal portion and the first proximal portion when the seam is in the seaming configuration; the first proximal portion having a first melting point and the first distal portion having a second melting point which is relatively lower than the first melting point; anda second member having a second proximal portion and a second distal portion, the second member having a third melting point which is lower than the first melting point, the first distal portion and the second distal portion being joinable to one another at a temperature which is relatively lower than the first melting point of the first proximal portion;at least a part of the first proximal portion is not joined to at least a part of the first distal portion such that the unjoined parts of the first proximal portion and the first distal portion may be separated to provide the seam in the open configuration.