Appeal No. 97-3065 Page 15
Application No. 08/452,747
pass through the nip 122 the pins 114 are retracted, and the
elastic 120 is adhered to web 100. The web 100 bearing ring
120 is then moved as drum 102 rotates beneath the second pin
drum roll 80. In a similar manner pin drum roll 80 applies
two strips of self-adhering elastic 124 and 126 to the drum 80
where it is applied around pins 128 with sealing together of
the strips 124 and 126 by the nipping/cutting apparatus 130
and 132. Rings of elastic 134 are formed which at nip 136 are
transferred to sheet 100. The rotation of the product-forming
drum 102 then brings the web bearing the double ring of
elastics 134 and 120 to the point of application of sheet 90
that covers the exposed self-adhering elastic so that the web
may be handled. The composite then is formed as the sheet 90
is adhered to the exposed elastic adhesives by contoured
pressure rollers 148 and 150. The elasticized composite is
removed by being drawn over roller 152 and brought to the die
cutters 192 composed of rolls 154 and 156. These cutting
rolls remove the portion within elastic loops or bands 120 and
134 to leave hole 158. The composite then may be cut into
blanks for immediate conversion to articles or may be rolled
for later conversion.
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