Appeal 2006-1924
Application 09/954,506
fastener material is cut to form a plurality of fastener members, the fastener
members are rotated about an axis substantially perpendicular to said second
direction and the fasteners are applied to a web. Claims 1 and 32 are
illustrative and reproduced below:
1. A method for manufacturing a refastenable absorbent garment
comprising:
moving a continuous absorbent garment subassembly in a first
machine direction, wherein said continuous absorbent garment subassembly
comprises a continuous front body panel web having a terminal crotch edge
and a terminal waist edge, a continuous rear body panel web having a
terminal crotch edge and a terminal waist edge, wherein said terminal crotch
edges of said continuous front and rear body panels are spaced apart in a
cross-direction, and a plurality of discrete crotch portions spaced along said
first machine direction and extending between said continuous front and rear
body panel webs and across said spaced apart terminal crotch edges of said
continuous front and rear body panels, wherein said crotch portions each
have opposite terminal ends spaced in said cross direction and spaced from
said terminal waist edges of said continuous front and rear body panels;
moving a fastener material in a second machine direction;
cutting said fastener material to define a plurality of fastener
members;
successively rotating each of said fastener members about an
axis substantially perpendicular to said second machine direction; and
applying each of said rotated fastener members to one of said
continuous front and rear body panel webs.
32. A method for manufacturing a refastenable absorbent garment
comprising:
moving a base web in a first machine direction;
moving at least two strips of fastener material in a second
machine direction, wherein said moving at least said two strips of said
fastener material comprises moving a web of fastener material along said
second machine direction, cutting said web of fastener material along said
second machine direction and thereby forming said at least said two strips
of said fastener material;
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