03.04.21
Joseph J. Sina, Appleton, WI; Kathleen Irene Bennett, Neenah, WI; Marcille Faye Ruman, Oshkosh, WI; and Thomas Harold Roessler, Menasha, WI.
Assigned to Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI.
Filed: 10/18/17
Issued: 2/2/21
A method for manufacturing absorbent articles, the method comprising: forming a continuous absorbent assembly web including a liquid permeable bodyside liner, and an absorbent structure underlying the bodyside liner; forming a continuous web of chassis material having a body-facing side and a garment-facing side; attaching a discrete segment of first waist elastic material to the body-facing side of the chassis material, the discrete segment of first waist elastic material being interposed between the absorbent assembly and the web of chassis material; attaching a discrete segment of second waist elastic material to the garment-facing side of the chassis such that the chassis is interposed between the discrete segments of first and second waist elastic materials; and cutting the continuous web of chassis material to form a plurality of absorbent articles.
Assigned to Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI.
Filed: 10/18/17
Issued: 2/2/21
A method for manufacturing absorbent articles, the method comprising: forming a continuous absorbent assembly web including a liquid permeable bodyside liner, and an absorbent structure underlying the bodyside liner; forming a continuous web of chassis material having a body-facing side and a garment-facing side; attaching a discrete segment of first waist elastic material to the body-facing side of the chassis material, the discrete segment of first waist elastic material being interposed between the absorbent assembly and the web of chassis material; attaching a discrete segment of second waist elastic material to the garment-facing side of the chassis such that the chassis is interposed between the discrete segments of first and second waist elastic materials; and cutting the continuous web of chassis material to form a plurality of absorbent articles.