摘要 |
<p>A pant-type absorbent article having a core region (3) and a front (5) and a back panel (6) comprising an elastic web material (10) constituting the sole component of at least part of the front and/or back panels, said article further having an elastic waistband (7) joined to the elastic web material (10. The waistband comprises a first and a second ply (20, 21) of non-elastic web material (22) enclosing between them at least one elongate elastic member (14), wherein the first ply (20) is secured to one side of the elastic web material (10) and the second ply (21) of is secured to the opposite side of the elastic web material just opposite the first ply. The first and second plies are secured to the elastic web material (10) while this is in a stretched condition so as to form gathers (29) along the waistband seam (16) when the elastic web material (10) is in a relaxed position.</p> |