Patent ID: 6936129

Claim:
A method of making a winged absorbent article having a chassis comprising a topsheet, a backsheet and an absorbent core sandwiched between said topsheet and said backsheet, wherein said method comprises: (a) feeding at least one web of wing-making material, said web having an upper surface and an opposed lower surface, (b) attaching a plurality of landing zones in spaced apart relationship, on one surface of said web, (c) attaching at least one wing tab on the edge of said web, (d) longitudinally folding said web in a generally Z-fold configuration and forming a releasable bond on said longitudinal fold, (e) feeding said chassis in one direction, and (f) severing individual folded wing portions from said web and attaching each of said individual folded wing portions to said chassis at predetermined spaced intervals, while causing said web and said chassis to travel in the same direction at said point of attachment.