Disposable undergarment waistband and method of forming same

A disposable undergarment waistband comprising:

• a first elongate layer of non-woven material having a first predetermined width and upper and lower surfaces;
• a plurality of elongate elastic strips positioned to overlie a first portion of the upper surface of said first non-woven layer;
• a second elongate layer of non-woven material having a second predetermined width and upper and lower surfaces, the lower surface of said second elongate layer being positioned to overlie said plurality of elastic strips and the upper surface of said first portion of said first non-woven elongate layer, said second predetermined width of said second non-woven layer being narrower than the first predetermined width of said first non-woven layer;
• the upper surface of at least a second portion of said first elongate layer being folded to overlie and secured to the upper surface of said second elongate layer;
• and
• a plurality of gathers formed in said first and second non-woven layers.

A method of forming a disposable undergarment waistband comprising:

• providing a first layer of elongate fabric material having a first predetermined width and upper and lower surfaces;
• securing a plurality of stretched elongate elastic strips to a first portion of the upper surface of the first fabric layer;
• positioning a second layer of elongate fabric material having a second predetermined width and upper and lower surfaces so that the lower surface of the second elongate layer is positioned to overlie the plurality of elastic strips and the upper surface of the first portion of the first elongate layer, the second predetermined width of the second non-woven layer being narrower than the first predetermined width of the first layer;
• folding at least a second portion of the first layer so that the upper surface of the second portion of the first layer overlies said second layer;
• and
• securing the first fabric layer to the second fabric layer.

A method of forming a disposable undergarment waistband comprising:

• providing a first elongate layer of non-woven material having a first predetermined width and upper and lower surfaces;
• securing a plurality of stretched elongate elastic strips to the upper surface of a first portion of the first non-woven layer;
• positioning a lower surface of a second elongate layer of non-woven material to overlie the plurality of elastic strips and the upper surface of the first portion of the first non-woven elongate layer, the second elongate layer having a second predetermined width narrower than the first predetermined width of the first non-woven layer;
• folding at least a second portion of the first layer so that the upper surface of the at least a second portion thereof overlies the upper surface of the second elongate layer;
• securing the first layer to the second layer;
• relaxing the plurality of stretched elastic strips so as to form a plurality of gathers in the first and second non-woven layers;
• and
• securing a fastener to each respective end portion of the waistband to thereby secure a disposable undergarment panel thereto.