METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR APPLYING AN ELASTIC WAISTBAND TO A DISPOSABLE DIAPER

摘要

There is disclosed a method and apparatus for applying an elastic waistband to disposable diapers utilizing canted pin (15) equipped wheels (11,12) where an elastic patch (16) is applied to the wheels (11,12) when the wheel peripheries are close together and then stripping the patches (16) from the pins (15) and applying them to a diaper component web (18) when the wheels (11,12) are further apart.