METHOD OF ADHERING ELASTIC TO GARMENTS

摘要

Method of attaching differentially tensioned elastic ribbon (42, 44) to discrete areas of articles such as diapers or adult incontinent pads. The ribbon is bonded to the article under tension using a flexible fast setting adhesive (62) such as a hot melt, in those areas where the ribbon is to remain in tension during use. The end portions of the ribbon are bonded to the article during assembly by a slower setting adhesive (64, 66) such as a cold set compound. This material is selected so that it is not fully set at the time the individual units are severed during an assembly process and the tension on the elastic released. The cold set material will hold any untensioned ends of the elastic in a linear relationship to the tensioned elastic bonded with the hot melt material. The method of the invention prevents unsightly loose ends of elastic from lying at random within the completed article.