05.04.18
Michael Dale Trennepohl, Cincinnati, OH; Andrew James Sauer, Cincinnati, OH; and Donald Carroll Roe, West Chester, OH.
Assigned to The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH.
Filed: 11/28/16
Issued: 3/13/18
A method of constructing a pull-on disposable absorbent article having a first waist region, a second waist region, and a crotch region disposed therebetween, the method comprising: attaching a first side panel to the first waist region such that a first seam is formed; attaching a second side panel to the first waist region such that a second seam is formed; attaching a third side panel to the second waist region such that a third seam is formed; attaching a fourth side panel to the second waist region such that a fourth seam is formed; attaching the first side panel to the third side panel such that a fifth seam is formed and a first leg opening is formed; attaching the second side panel to the fourth side panel such that a sixth seam is formed and a second leg opening and a waist opening is formed and such that the disposable absorbent article is in a pull-on configuration; printing a first graphic object on a web material used to form the first side panel when the web material is in an unstretched state; printing a second graphic object on the web material used to form the second side panel when the web material is in an unstretched state; printing a third graphic object on the web material used to form the third side panel when the web material is in an unstretched state; printing a fourth graphic object on the web material used to form the fourth side panel when the web material is in an unstretched state; printing a fifth graphic object on a backsheet; attaching a first waistband to the first waist region; attaching a second waistband to the second waist region; wherein the first waistband overlaps a portion of the first and second side panels; and wherein the second waistband overlaps a portion of the third and fourth side panels.
Assigned to The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH.
Filed: 11/28/16
Issued: 3/13/18
A method of constructing a pull-on disposable absorbent article having a first waist region, a second waist region, and a crotch region disposed therebetween, the method comprising: attaching a first side panel to the first waist region such that a first seam is formed; attaching a second side panel to the first waist region such that a second seam is formed; attaching a third side panel to the second waist region such that a third seam is formed; attaching a fourth side panel to the second waist region such that a fourth seam is formed; attaching the first side panel to the third side panel such that a fifth seam is formed and a first leg opening is formed; attaching the second side panel to the fourth side panel such that a sixth seam is formed and a second leg opening and a waist opening is formed and such that the disposable absorbent article is in a pull-on configuration; printing a first graphic object on a web material used to form the first side panel when the web material is in an unstretched state; printing a second graphic object on the web material used to form the second side panel when the web material is in an unstretched state; printing a third graphic object on the web material used to form the third side panel when the web material is in an unstretched state; printing a fourth graphic object on the web material used to form the fourth side panel when the web material is in an unstretched state; printing a fifth graphic object on a backsheet; attaching a first waistband to the first waist region; attaching a second waistband to the second waist region; wherein the first waistband overlaps a portion of the first and second side panels; and wherein the second waistband overlaps a portion of the third and fourth side panels.