Method for applying elastic strands

A method of applying elastic members comprising,

• providing a back sheet web having a first lateral side edge and a second lateral side edge, the back sheet web defining a back sheet width extending from the first lateral side edge to the second lateral side edge,
• providing a top sheet web having a first lateral side edge and a second lateral side edge, the top sheet web defining a top sheet width extending from the first lateral side edge to the second lateral side edge,
• providing a plurality of discrete absorbent cores,
• providing a first elastic member web and a second elastic member web,
• applying a first adhesive in a first adhesive pattern to define a first adhesive application width, wherein the first adhesive application width is at least 90% the top sheet width or the back sheet width,
• intermittently applying a second adhesive in a second adhesive pattern to define alternating hold zones and release zones, wherein the second adhesive has a different composition and properties than the first adhesive,
• positioning the first elastic member web, the second elastic member web, the first adhesive, the second adhesive, and the discrete absorbent cores between the top sheet web and the back sheet web to define an absorbent insert web, wherein the first elastic member web and the second elastic member web are positioned in an elongated condition and a first portion of the first elastic member web and a first portion of the second elastic member web are positioned in contact with the first adhesive and the second adhesive in the hold zones and wherein a second portion of the first elastic member web and a second portion of the second elastic member web are positioned in contact with the first adhesive but not the second adhesive in the release zones,
• severing the first elastic member web and the second elastic member web in the release zones to define first and second discrete elastic members,
• retracting the second portions of the first elastic member and the second elastic member through the first adhesive in the release zones and maintaining the elongation of the first portions of the first elastic member and the second elastic member in the hold zones.