Method of optimizing spacing between elastic members in applying leg elastics

A method of attaching leg elastics to an absorbent garment with a crotch area comprising the steps of:

• using a pivot arm to guide a plurality of elastic members onto a substrate, wherein each of the elastic members is guided onto the substrate from different radii relative to a pivot point on the pivot arm, with each of the elastic members being fed from a location on the pivot arm that is a fixed distance from the pivot point throughout the entire method;
• pivoting the arm to guide the members toward a crotch area of the substrate, thereby narrowing spacing between the elastic members;
• pivoting the arm to guide the elastic members toward an area of the substrate away from the crotch area, thereby widening the spacing between the elastic members;
• and
• bonding the members to the substrate such that the members are in closer proximity to one another in the crotch area than in the area of the absorbent garment away from the crotch area.