Appeal No. 2005-2330
Application No. 10/026,123
gripping the pre-form adjacent each waist section with
a gripping means in four gripping areas, each gripping area
being located near a respective refastening surface;
jointly rotating at least the gripping means which hold
the gripping areas in the region of one of the lateral edges
around at least one hinging axis extending substantially
parallel to the lateral edges of the pre-form to place the
first lateral edge generally parallel and opposite to the
second lateral edge;
superimposing the refastening surfaces in a contacting
relationship;
joining the superimposed refastening surfaces in a
securing means, thus forming the undergarment; and
releasing the undergarment from the gripping means.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein the pre-form includes
an exterior surface and a body-contacting surface opposite
the exterior surface; and the waist sections define a front
waist section and a back waist section.
4. The method of claim 3, wherein two of the
refastening surfaces are located on the exterior surface of
the front waist section and two of the refastening surfaces
are located on the body-contacting surface of the back waist
section.
5. The method of claim 3, wherein two of the
refastening surfaces are located on the body-contacting
surface of the front waist section and two of the
refastening surfaces are located on the exterior surface of
the back waist section.
6. The method of claim 3, wherein, prior to cutting of
the web, there are portions of the web that will form
adjacent pre-forms and the adjacent pre-forms are joined to
each other by the back waist section of one pre-form and the
back waist section of the adjacent pre-form.
8. The method of claim 4, further comprising a step of
folding inward a portion of the longitudinal edge of the
front waist section prior to jointly rotating the gripping
means to facilitate joining of the superimposed refastening
surfaces.
9. The method of claim 3, wherein two of the
refastening surfaces are located on the body-contacting
surface of the front waist section and two of the
refastening surfaces are located on the body-contacting
surface of the back waist section.
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