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A method of making a prefolded diaper or other undergarment includes the steps of forming a web of diaper material, placing a fastening system divided between front and back waist sections onto each diaper section of the web and cutting the web to define individual diapers. The diapers are then fold

A method of making a prefolded diaper or other undergarment includes the steps of forming a web of diaper material, placing a fastening system divided between front and back waist sections onto each diaper section of the web and cutting the web to define individual diapers. The diapers are then folded in half at the crotch section and are then microwaved in a high power resonant cavity microwave device to activate the latent elastic portions which are buried within the folded diaper. Where desired, the refastenable fastening system of the diaper, or the front and back waist sections or the diaper, may be registered in a fastening alignment and fastened together when the diaper is folded to create diapers which are useful upon removal from the point of sale container as pull on training pants.

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1. A method for making a pre folded diaper, comprising:a) running a web of diaper material in a machine direction; b) applying latent elastic material to the web of diaper material; c) cutting the web in a cross machine direction to define individual diapers; d) folding said individual diapers to a

1. A method for making a pre folded diaper, comprising:a) running a web of diaper material in a machine direction; b) applying latent elastic material to the web of diaper material; c) cutting the web in a cross machine direction to define individual diapers; d) folding said individual diapers to a folded position at an intermediate section of the diapers along a medial line of a longitudinal axis of the diaper; and e) microwaving the folded diaper to activate the latent elastic.