11.30.-1
Patented is a method of assembling an absorbent garment comprising: strand coating at least one waist elastic element with a first adhesive; applying a control coating of a second adhesive to a portion of one or both of first and second layers of web material having coincident terminal edges along at least one side thereof; disposing said at least one elastic element between said first and second layers of web material; and joining said first and second layers of web material with said at least one elastic element strand coated with said first adhesive and said control coating of said second adhesive to form a body panel for use in an absorbent garment, wherein said body panel has at least first and second adhesive regions, wherein said first adhesive region is defined by said at least one waist elastic element individually strand coated with a first adhesive, wherein said the at least one waist elastic element individually strand coated with a first adhesive is the only adhesive joining said first and second layers in said first adhesive region, and the second adhesive region is defined by a control coating of a second adhesive applied between said first and second layers; wherein said first and second layers are first and second layers of spunbond material, and wherein said body panel in said unstretched condition has a surface softness with a mean deviation of coefficient of friction less than about 0.020 in said first adhesive region.