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AssigneeKimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
InventorsDaniel Mark Duhm, Keith Joseph Renard, Denise Marie Bell Murie, Russell Evan Thorson, Suzanne Marie Schmoker, Sarah Jane Marie Freiburger
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The invention comprises methods and apparatus of changing from manufacture of pant-type refastenable articles of a first size to manufacture of articles of a second different size in a process for manufacturing pant-type refastenable personal care articles. A respective such personal care article has a front portion, rear portion, and crotch portion. The personal care article also has a fastener-receptive area at the front portion for receiving fasteners thereon, first and second fasteners on opposing sides of the fastener-receptive area, and first and second lines of weakness on opposing sides of the fastener-receptive area and between the fastener-receptive area and the respective first and second fasteners. The method comprises changing spacing between the fastener-receptive area and at least one of the first and second fasteners while maintaining the first and second lines of weakness between the fastener-receptive area and the respective first and second fasteners.
In a process for manufacturing pant-type refastenable personal care articles, a respective such personal care article having a front portion, a rear portion, and a crotch portion, a fastener-receptive area at the front portion for receiving fasteners thereon, first and second fasteners on opposing sides of the fastener-receptive area, and first and second lines of weakness on opposing sides of the fastener-receptive area and between the fastener-receptive area and the respective first and second fasteners, for tearing first and second lateral sections of the front portion from a central section of the front portion, whereby the first and second fasteners are disposed on the respective first and second lateral sections, a method of changing from manufacture of such pant-type refastenable articles of a first size to manufacture of such pant-type refastenable articles of a second different size, the method comprising, in the manufacturing process, changing spacing between the fastener-receptive area and at least one of the first and second fasteners while maintaining the first and second lines of weakness between the fastener-receptive area and the respective first and second fasteners.
In a process for manufacturing pant-type refastenable personal care articles, a respective such personal care article having a front portion, a rear portion, and a crotch portion, a landing zone at the front portion for receiving fasteners thereon, first and second fasteners on opposing sides of the landing zone, and first and second lines of weakness between the respective fasteners and a central longitudinal axis of the personal care article, the first and second lines of weakness defining first and second side edges of the landing zone, whereby the first and second fasteners are disposed on the respective first and second lateral sections, and a central section of the front portion between the lines of weakness defines the landing zone, a method of changing from manufacture of such pant-type refastenable articles of a first size to manufacture of such pant-type refastenable articles of a second different size, the method comprising, in the manufacturing process, changing location of at least one of the first and second fasteners toward or away from the central longitudinal axis while maintaining the respective first or second line of weakness between the respective fastener and the central longitudinal axis.
A method of manufacturing personal care articles comprising:
A method of manufacturing personal care articles comprising the steps of:
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