APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FORMING AND SECURING DISCRETE COMPONENTS TO MOVING WEBS

摘要

The present invention provides a method and apparatus for minimizing waste and improving quality and production in web processing operations in a high speed, small footprint environment. In particular, the invention is directed to aligning cuff webs, affixing no-waste ear webs to the cuff webs, and attaching the combination of back ears and cuff webs to a top sheet.

主权项

1. A method of producing a disposable product, the method comprising:
providing an operator side cuff web comprising elastics carried by a folded over portion of said operator side cuff web at an operator cuff web first edge; providing a drive side cuff web comprising elastics carried by a folded over portion of said drive side cuff web at a drive side cuff web first edge; severing an ear web into drive side and operator side ear configurations; coupling said operator side ear configuration to said operator side cuff web; coupling said drive side ear configuration to said drive side cuff web; providing a topsheet web comprising a drive side and an operator side; coupling said operator side cuff web to said operator side of said topsheet web; coupling said drive side cuff web to said drive side of said topsheet web.