Elastic composite for a disposable absorbent garment, and a system and process for making the elastic composite and a garment having the elastic composite

A method of delivering a web of an elastic composite for incorporation into a disposable absorbent garment, said method comprising the steps of:

• providing a web moving platform for moving a web of material;
• positioning a spinning assembly in space apart relation to the web moving platform, the spinning assembly being configured to spin a section of a continuous strand of elastic element generally about a plane intersecting the platform;
• positioning a feed source of elastic strand at a location spaced apart from the spinning assembly;
• feeding the spinning head assembly a continuous elastic strand from the feed source;
• conveying a first web of non-woven material in a web moving direction such that the first web intersects the plane;
• and
• operating the spinning assembly to spin the end section of continuous elastic strand about the plane and apply the end section of elastic strand onto the first web along a direction generally transverse to the web moving direction, thereby forming a web of elastic composite including a plurality of sections of elastic.

A web of elastic composite for incorporation into a disposable absorbent garment, said elastic composite web comprising:

• a base layer;
• a top layer;
• and
• an elastic construction disposed therebetween, said elastic construction including a plurality of spaced apart elastic elements aligned in generally mutual parallel relation;
• wherein at least one said top and base layers defines a first side edge and a second side edge and a longitudinal centerline spaced inwardly of said side edges, said elastic construction being spaced laterally from said side edges and disposed between said top and base layers;
• and
• wherein each said elastic element is oriented along a direction in transverse relation to the longitudinal centerline, and wherein at least a plurality of successive elastic elements in said elastic construction are a discrete severed section of one elastic strand.