Methods and Apparatuses for Making Elastomeric Laminates

Uwe Schneider, Cincinnati, OH; Joseph Allen Eckstein, Sunman, IN; and Kazuaki Tameishi, Kobe, Japan.

Assigned to The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH.

Filed: 7/10/24
Issued: 7/28/26

A method for making absorbent articles, the method comprising steps of: providing first elastic strands wound onto mandrel cores, and wherein the first elastic strands comprise a first decitex; rotating the mandrel cores to unwind the first elastic strands from the mandrel cores; advancing the first elastic strands from the rotating mandrel cores; stretching the first elastic strands; and providing second elastic strands, wherein the second elastic strands comprise a second decitex, and wherein the second decitex is greater than the first decitex; unwinding the second elastic strands from an overend unwinding device; stretching the second elastic strands; bonding the stretched first and second elastic strands between a first substrate and a second substrate to form an elastomeric laminate comprising different stretch characteristics in different regions in the elastomeric laminate, wherein the first elastic strands are bonded with a first bond applicator configured to apply adhesive bonds and wherein the second elastic strands are bonded with a second bond applicator configured to apply adhesive bonds; and cutting the first elastic strands to create deactivated regions in the elastomeric laminate.