ELASTICISED WEB AND A METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ITS MANUFACTURE AND A DISPOSABLE ABSORBENT ARTICLE COMPRISING AN ELASTICISED WEB

摘要

An elasticised web 10 has a gatherable substrate 12 and a multi-strand elastic yarn 14 affixed to the gatherable substrate at a number of fixation locations 16. So that the yarn can be affixed to the substrate without the use of an adhesive, the yarn is subjected to forces to create partial delamination of the yarn at the fixation locations and a portion of the gatherable substrate is caused to pass between the thus delaminated strands of the multi-strand elastic yarn. The elasticised web of the present invention is particularly suitable for use in disposable absorbent articles.