Method of manufacturing a pants-type diaper or a sanitary panty, and one such absorbent article

A method of manufacturing a pants-type diaper or a sanitary panty, starting from a flat blank which comprises an elongated absorbent body enclosed between two casing sheets which at opposing front and rear end parts of the absorbent body have side parts which extend laterally beyond the body and on opposite sides thereof, wherein the blank is folded about a transverse axis so that the end edges of the side parts lie edge-to-edge, characterized by folding at least one band of flexible material about each pair of front and rear side parts which oppose one another in the folded state of the blank, and by fastening the free ends of the bands to adjacent side parts to form the pants-type diaper or sanitary panty.

A pants-type diaper or sanitary panty, comprising:

• an elongated absorbent body enclosed between two casing sheets which at opposing front and rear end parts of the absorbent body have side parts which extend laterally beyond said body on both sides thereof,
• opposing front and rear side parts are joined together during manufacture to form a circumferential waist opening and two predefined leg openings of the pants-type diaper or sanitary panty,
• wherein a separate piece of material, separate from the front and rear side parts extends between each pari of opposing front and rear side pars and forms a joint between these side parts such that said joint lies in a plane which is the same plane as the opposing front and rear side parts and will be subjected essentially to shear forces when the article is worn.