Patent ID: 8852381

Claim:
A method for making an absorbent article, at least a portion of which is stretchable during use, said method comprising the steps of: applying a layer of adhesive composition to a liquid impermeable, stretchable substrate, the adhesive composition having an open time of at least about 0.5 seconds, a viscosity of less than about 10,000 centipoises at a temperature of less than or equal to about 250 degrees Fahrenheit (about 121 degrees Celsius), a storage modulus of less than or equal to about 1.0x10 7 dyne/cm 2 at 25 degrees Celsius, and a glass transition temperature in the range of about −25 degrees Celsius to about 25 degrees Celsius; applying a layer of particulate superabsorbent material to the adhesive composition after applying the adhesive composition to the stretchable substrate, and passing the stretchable substrate through a nip within the open time of the adhesive composition to facilitate adhesive bonding between the adhesive composition and the particulate superabsorbent material.