Process for making an absorbent article having inflected barrier leg cuff

A method for making a wearable, absorbent article having a longitudinal centerline comprising:

• (a) providing a topsheet of indefinite length for an absorbent article, the topsheet having a first waist region and a second waist region and a crotch region located between the first and second waist regions;
• (b) attaching a pair of longitudinally extending barrier leg cuffs to the topsheet, each of the barrier leg cuffs having a proximal portion fixed to the topsheet and a distal portion unsecured at least to a portion of the topsheet, the barrier leg cuff attached such that the distal portion of such barrier leg cuff is oriented inwardly toward the longitudinal centerline;
• (c) attaching the barrier cuffs to the first waist region of the topsheet, causing the distal portion of the leg cuffs to be attached inwardly toward the longitudinal centerline in the first waist region;
• (d) associating the topsheet with a backsheet and a centrally positioned absorbent core to form a chassis;
• (e) cutting leg notches in the crotch region of the chassis thereby forming ear panels in at least the second waist region;
• (f) folding the ear panels in the second waist region inwardly toward the longitudinal centerline and attaching the distal portions of the leg cuffs to the ear panels in the second waist region;
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• (g) cutting the chassis transversely into individual articles.