Method of constructing absorbent articles comprising graphics
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsMichael Dale Trennepohl, Andrew James Sauer, Donald Carroll Roe
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Abstract
An absorbent article may be constructed by printing on a web that forms a portion of the side panels using a first printing method; and by printing on a backsheet using a second printing method. Seams may be formed by attaching the side panels to a chassis and by attaching the side panels to each other to form a waist opening and leg openings.
Claims20
A method of constructing a pull-on disposable absorbent article comprising two leg openings and a waist opening, the article having a first waist region, a second waist region, and a crotch region disposed therebetween, the method comprising:
- forming a first elastomeric laminate comprising strands and a first nonwoven, wherein the strands are pre-stretched when attached to the first nonwoven;
- forming a second elastomeric laminate comprising strands and a second nonwoven, wherein the strands are pre-stretched when attached to the second nonwoven;
- forming a chassis comprising a topsheet, a backsheet, and a core therebetween;
- attaching the first laminate to a garment-facing surface of the backsheet such that a first seam is formed;
- attaching the second laminate to a garment-facing surface of the backsheet such that a second seam is formed;
- attaching the first and second laminates together to form a side seam;
- printing a first graphic object on the first nonwoven;
- printing a second graphic object on the second nonwoven;
- printing a third graphic object on a film of the chassis;
- wherein the third graphic object is different than the first and second graphic objects;
- wherein the first graphic object is adjacent to the side seam, and wherein the second graphic object is adjacent to the side seam;
- wherein the third graphic object is adjacent to the first seam, and wherein the first seam is disposed in the first waist region of the absorbent article;
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- wherein at least a portion of each of the first, second, third graphic objects are viewable from a garment-facing side of the pull-on disposable absorbent article.
A method of constructing a pull-on disposable absorbent article comprising two leg openings and a waist opening, the article having a first waist region, a second waist region, and a crotch region disposed therebetween, the method comprising:
- forming a first elastomeric laminate comprising strands and a first nonwoven, wherein the strands are pre-stretched when attached to the first nonwoven;
- forming a second elastomeric laminate comprising strands and a second nonwoven, wherein the strands are pre-stretched when attached to the second nonwoven;
- forming a chassis comprising a topsheet, a backsheet, and a core therebetween;
- attaching the first laminate to a garment-facing surface of the backsheet such that a first seam is formed;
- attaching the second laminate to a garment-facing surface of the backsheet such that a second seam is formed;
- attaching the first and second laminates together to form side seams;
- printing a first graphic object on the first nonwoven;
- printing a second graphic object on the second nonwoven;
- printing a third graphic object on the chassis;
- wherein the third graphic object and at least one of the first and second graphic objects overlap;
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- wherein at least a portion of each of the first, second, third graphic objects are viewable from a garment-facing side of the pull-on disposable absorbent article.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.