Method of manufacturing disposable underpants by applying annular adhesive zones to the backsheet and top sheet for retaining elastic for leg holes

Claim 1

A method for disposable underpants comprising steps of: a) providing adhesive zones centrally on one side of a first continuous web intermittently along the length thereof; b) introducing first and second continuous elastic members having a width narrower than that of a strip of adhesive defining said annular adhesive zones toward the central area on said one side, of said first continuous web so that said first continuous elastic member is laid to bond substantially along a half of said annular adhesive zone while said second continuous elastic member is laid to bond substantially along the remainder half of said annular adhesive zone; c) providing adhesive zones extending along lateral edges on one side of at least one of said first continuous web and a second continuous web; d) introducing third group of continuous elastic members between the mutually opposed sides of said first continuous web and said second continuous web along the respective lateral edges so as to be bonded between these webs along said adhesive zones; e) bonding said first and second continuous webs together along said respective one sides to form a continuous combined web; f) folding said continuous combined web into two along a longitudinally central line; g) cutting off portions of said continuous combined web encircled within the respective annular zones each comprising said annular adhesive zone, said first and second elastic members bonded to the web along said annular adhesive zones, after forming or folding double said combined web to form cutouts for leg-holes; h) providing linear seal zones extending transversely of said folded continuous combined web centrally through said respective cutouts for the heg-holes to one lateral edge of said combined web corresponding to a waist line so as to form continuous series of underpants; and i) cutting said continuous series of underpants along each of said linear seal zones transversely of said continuous series of underpants so that each of said linear seal zones is divided in two longitudinally of said continuous combined web and thereby obtaining individual underpants.

Claim 2

A method for disposable underpants comprising steps of: a) providing adhesive zones centrally on one side of a first continuous web intermittently along the length thereof; b) introducing first and second continuous elastic members having a width narrower than that of a strip of adhesive defining said annular adhesive zones toward the central area on said one side, of said first continuous web so that said first continuous elastic member is laid to bond substantially along a half of said annular adhesive zone while said second continuous elastic member is laid to bond substantially along the remainder half of said annular adhesive zone; c) providing adhesive zones extending along lateral edges on one side of at least one of said first continuous web and a second continuous web; d) introducing third group of continuous elastic members between the mutually opposed sides of said first continuous web and said second continuous web along the respective lateral edges so as to be bonded between these webs along said adhesive zones; e) bonding said first and second continuous webs together along said respective one sides to form a continuous combined web; f) folding said continuous combined web into two along a longitudinally central line; g) cutting off portions of said continuous combined web encircled within the respective annular zones each comprising said annular adhesive zone, said first and second elastic members bonded to the web along said annular adhesive zones, after forming or folding double said combined web to form cutouts for leg-holes; h) providing linear seal zones extending transversely of said folded continuous combined web centrally through said respective cutouts for the heg-holes to one lateral edge of said combined web corresponding to a waist line so as to form continuous series of underpants; and i) cutting said continuous series of underpants along each of said linear seal zones transversely of said continuous series of underpants so that each of said linear seal zones is divided in two longitudinally of said continuous combined web and thereby obtaining individual underpants.

Claim 10

A method for manufacturing disposable underpants comprising the steps of: (a) providing a first continuous elongated web (27); (b) establishing a plurality of separate annular adhesive zones (30a) each made up of an adhesive strip at spaced apart intervals along the length of said web (27); (c) feeding both a first continuous elastic member (25a) and a second continuous elastic member (25b) toward said web (27) so that (1) said first continuous elastic member (25a) is deposited on approximately a first half of each annular adhesive zone (30a) (2) said second continuous elastic member (25b) is deposited on approximately the second half of each adhesive zone (30a) each of said elastic members (25a, 25b) having a width which is narrower than the width of the adhesive strip that makes up the annular adhesive zone (30a); (d) providing a second continuous web (26); (e) establishing adhesive zones (32) extending along lateral edges on one side of at least one of said webs (26,27); (f) depositing a third group of continuous elastic members (24) into contact with said adhesive zones (32) set forth in (e); (g) bonding said first and second webs (26,27) together so as to form a continuous combined web (28) with all of said elastic members (25a,25b,24) bonded therebetween; (h) folding said continuous combined web (28) into two along a longitudinally central line (34); (i) cutting off some portions of said continuous combined web (28) that are encircled within said annular adhesive zones (30a) either before or after step (h) so as to thereby form cutouts (23) for leg-holes; (j) providing linear seal zones (37) transversely of said folded continuous combined web, said seal zones extending from about the center of said cutouts (23) for the leg-holes to the lateral edge of said combined web that corresponds to the waist line so as to form a continuous series of joined underpants; and (k) cutting said continuous series of joined underpants along each of said linear seal zones (37) transversely of said continuous series of underpants so that each of said linear seal zones (37) is divided in two longitudinally of said continuous combined web to thereby obtain individual underpants.

Claim 11

A method for manufacturing disposable underpants comprising the steps of: (a) providing a first continuous elongated web (27); (b) establishing a plurality of separate annular adhesive zones (30a) each made up of an adhesive strip at spaced apart intervals along the length of said web (27); (c) feeding both a first continuous elastic member (25a) and a second continuous elastic member (25b) toward said web (27) so that (1) said first continuous elastic member (25a) is deposited on approximately a first half of each annular adhesive zone (30a) (2) said second continuous elastic member (25b) is deposited on approximately the second half of each adhesive zone (30a) each of said elastic members (25a, 25b) having a width which is narrower than the width of the adhesive strip that makes up the annular adhesive zone (30a); (d) providing a second continuous web (26); (e) establishing adhesive zones (32) extending along lateral edges on one side of at least one of said webs (26,27); (f) depositing a third group of continuous elastic members (24) into contact with said adhesive zones (32) set forth in (e); (g) bonding said first and second webs (26,27) together so as to form a continuous combined web (28) with all of said elastic members (25a,25b,24) bonded therebetween; (h) folding said continuous combined web (28) into two along a longitudinally central line (34); (i) cutting off some portions of said continuous combined web (28) that are encircled within said annular adhesive zones (30a) either before or after step (h) so as to thereby form cutouts (23) for leg-holes; (j) providing linear seal zones (37) transversely of said folded continuous combined web, said seal zones extending from about the center of said cutouts (23) for the leg-holes to the lateral edge of said combined web that corresponds to the waist line so as to form a continuous series of joined underpants; and (k) cutting said continuous series of joined underpants along each of said linear seal zones (37) transversely of said continuous series of underpants so that each of said linear seal zones (37) is divided in two longitudinally of said continuous combined web to thereby obtain individual underpants.