Method and apparatus for making prefastened and refastenable pant with desired waist and hip fit
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1. A process for making a prefastened and refastenable pant, comprising;
- providing a plurality of discrete articles, each article having first and second waist regions, a crotch region interconnecting the waist regions, a longitudinal centerline, first and second fastening components disposed in the first and second waist regions respectively and adapted to refastenably engage one another, the first waist region having opposed side panels;
providing an activatable retractive material in at least one of the waist regions;
folding each article through the crotch region;
folding the opposed side panels to overlap at least portions of the first and second fastening components;
engaging the first and second fastening components; and
activating at least a portion of the refractive material causing the retractive material to retract subsequent to engagement of the fastening components, wherein activating the refractive material provides a waistband-to-hip circumference ratio of about 95 percent or less at a 70 gram loading and a waistband-to-hip circumference ratio of about 100 percent at a 2000 gram loading.
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Abstract
A process for making a prefastened and refastenable pant includes providing a plurality of discrete articles having side panels and waist regions including an activatable retractive material. The side panels can be folded parallel to a longitudinal centerline to overlap at least portions of first and second fastening components. The fastening components are then engaged to form a prefastened and refastenable pant. The retractive material can be activated subsequent to engagement of the fastening components, or subsequent to obtaining position control of the side panels, to provide the pant with a waistband-to-hip circumference ratio of about 95 percent or less. The prefastened and refastenable pant and apparatus for its manufacture are also disclosed.
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1. A process for making a prefastened and refastenable pant, comprising;
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providing a plurality of discrete articles, each article having first and second waist regions, a crotch region interconnecting the waist regions, a longitudinal centerline, first and second fastening components disposed in the first and second waist regions respectively and adapted to refastenably engage one another, the first waist region having opposed side panels;
providing an activatable retractive material in at least one of the waist regions;
folding each article through the crotch region;
folding the opposed side panels to overlap at least portions of the first and second fastening components;
engaging the first and second fastening components; and
activating at least a portion of the refractive material causing the retractive material to retract subsequent to engagement of the fastening components, wherein activating the refractive material provides a waistband-to-hip circumference ratio of about 95 percent or less at a 70 gram loading and a waistband-to-hip circumference ratio of about 100 percent at a 2000 gram loading. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A process for making a prefastened and refastenable pant, comprising:
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providing a plurality of discrete articles, each article having first and second waist regions, a crotch region interconnecting the waist regions, a longitudinal centerline, first and second fastening components disposed in the first and second waist regions respectively and adapted to refastenably engage one another, the first waist region having opposed side panels;
providing an activatable retractive material in at least one of the waist regions;
obtaining position control of the opposed side panels;
activating at least a portion of the retractive material causing retraction of the retractive material, wherein activating the retractive material provides a waistband-to-hip circumference ratio of about 95 percent or less at a 70 gram load and a waistband-to-hip circumference ratio of about 100 cement at a 2000 gram loading;
folding each article through the crotch region;
folding the opposed side panels to overlap at least portions of the first and second fastening components;
engaging the first and second fastening components; and
maintaining position control of the opposed side panels until the fastening components are engaged. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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