ABSORBENT ARTICLE WITH A FASTENING SYSTEM WITH REDUCED WASTE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME

摘要

An absorbent article with a fastening system with reduced waste and method of manufacturing such an absorbent article is disclosed. The method of manufacturing an absorbent article can include cutting a first web of ear tab material to provide a first ear tab that is registered and cutting a second web of ear tab material to provide a second ear tab that is registered. The method can also include providing a web of ear panel material, coupling the first and second ear tabs to the web of ear panel material, cutting the web of ear panel material to provide first and second ear panels to form first and second ears, and coupling the first and second ears to the absorbent assembly to form at least a portion of the fastening system for the absorbent article. The first and second ears can be configured to be different from one another.

主权项

1. A method of manufacturing an absorbent article with a fastening system with reduced waste, the absorbent article comprising an absorbent assembly comprising an outer cover, a bodyside liner, and an absorbent body disposed between the outer cover and the bodyside liner, the method comprising:
cutting a first web of ear tab material to provide a first discrete ear tab, the first discrete ear tab being cut in such a manner that the first discrete ear tab is registered; cutting a second web of ear tab material to provide a second discrete ear tab, the second discrete ear tab being cut in such a manner that the second discrete ear tab is registered; coupling the first discrete ear tab to a web of ear panel material at a first longitudinal location proximate a first edge of the ear panel material; coupling the second discrete ear tab to the web of ear panel material at a second longitudinal location proximate a second edge of the ear panel material, wherein the first longitudinal location is different from the second longitudinal location; cutting the web of ear panel material to provide a first ear panel and a second ear panel, wherein the first discrete ear tab is coupled to the first ear panel to form a first ear and the second discrete ear tab is coupled to the second ear panel to form a second ear; and coupling the first ear and the second ear to the absorbent assembly to form at least a portion of the fastening system for the absorbent article.