| abstract |
A method of producing a disposable diaper or other article including an elastically contractible element such as a waistband which undergoes a joint severance operation with one or more of the layers comprising the article, yet which, upon the application of an external stimulus such as heat, will return to its molecularly unoriented, heat stable state and thereby impart both shirring and elasticization to the severed edge of the article in a direction substantially parallel to the overall orientation of the line of severance. Particularly preferred articles made utilizing said method are also disclosed. |