# US 11,432,971 B2 · Hip-to-side and waist-to-side silhouettes for bikini/low rise brief type disposable absorbent articles and arrays > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,432,971 B2 - Document ID: US11432971B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/023,487 - Filed: 2018-06-29 - Published: 2019-01-03 - Granted: 2022-09-06 - Earliest claimed: 2017-06-30 - Assignees: The Procter & Gamble Company - Applicants: The Procter & Gamble Company - Inventors: Gary Dean LaVon; Bret Darren Seitz; Franz-Josef Hermes - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11432971B2 ## CPC - A61F 13/49011: {the elastic means is located at the waist region} - A61F 13/49: specially adapted to be worn around the waist, e.g. diapers or nappies - A61F 13/496: in the form of pants or briefs - A61F 13/4963: {characterized by the seam} - A61F 13/511: Topsheet, i.e. the permeable cover or layer facing the skin - A61F 13/514: Backsheet, i.e. the impermeable cover or layer furthest from the skin {(A61F13/15211, A61F13/15252 take precedence)} - A61F 2013/49068: {characterized by the shape of the outline} - A61F: FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS (dental prosthetics A61C) ## Abstract An absorbent article may have a Product Hip-to-Side Silhouette from about 2.3 to about 6, and a Product Waist-to-Side Silhouette from about 2.3 to about 6. An array of absorbent articles may have an Array Average Product Hip-to-Side Silhouette from about 2.3 to about 6, and an Array Average Product Waist-to-Side Silhouette from about 2.3 to about 6. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An absorbent article having a central chassis, the central chassis comprising a topsheet, a backsheet and an absorbent core, the absorbent article comprising: a front waist region and a front waist edge; a back waist region and a back waist edge; a front belt disposed in the front waist region; a back belt disposed in the back waist region; wherein each of the front and back belts comprise at least one elastic element; wherein the front and back belts are joined at seams to form a waist opening and leg openings; wherein the article has a Product Hip-to-Side Silhouette greater than about 3.0 to about 6; and wherein the article has a Product Waist-to-Side Silhouette from about 2.3 to about 6; and wherein the article comprises a relaxed product waist width of 365 mm or less; and a Relaxed Product Length that is less than or equal to about 307 mm; wherein the article has a Relaxed Product Side Length greater than 22% and less than about 45% of the Relaxed Product Length. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The absorbent article of claim 1, wherein the article has a Product Hip-to-Side Silhouette from about 2.5 to about 6. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The absorbent article of claim 2, wherein the article has a Product Waist-to-Side Silhouette from about 3 to about 6. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The absorbent article of claim 1, wherein the article has a Product Hip-to-Side Silhouette from about 3.25 to about 6. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The absorbent article of claim 1, wherein the article has a Product Waist-to-Side Silhouette from about 2.75 to about 6. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The absorbent article of claim 1, wherein the article has a Product Waist-to-Side Silhouette from about 3.5-6. ### Claim 7 An array of packages comprising two or more different sizes of absorbent articles, the array comprising: a first package comprising a first absorbent article having a first size; a second package comprising a second absorbent article having a second size; wherein the first absorbent article comprises: a front waist region and a front waist edge; a back waist region and a back waist edge; a front belt disposed in the front waist region; a back belt disposed in the back waist region; wherein each of the front and back belts comprise at least one elastic element; wherein the front and back belts are joined at seams to form a waist opening and leg openings; wherein the second absorbent article comprises: a front waist region and a front waist edge; a back waist region and a back waist edge; a front belt disposed in the front waist region; a back belt disposed in the back waist region; wherein each of the front and back belts comprise at least one elastic element; wherein the front and back belts are joined at seams to form a waist opening and leg openings; wherein each of the first and second absorbent articles has a Product Hip-to-Side Silhouette greater than about 3.0 to about 6; and wherein each of the first and second absorbent articles has a Product Waist-to-Side Silhouette from 2.1 to 6; and wherein each of the first and second absorbent articles comprises a relaxed product waist width of 365 mm or less; and each of the first and second absorbent articles comprises a Relaxed Product Length that is less than or equal to about 307 mm; wherein each of the first and second absorbent articles has a Relaxed Product Side Length greater than 22% and less than about 45% of the Relaxed Product Length. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The array of packages of claim 7, wherein the first and second packages comprise the same brand name. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The array of packages of claim 7, wherein the front and back belts of at least one of the first and second articles comprise first and second films. ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) The array of packages of claim 7, wherein each of the first and second absorbent articles has a Product Hip-to-Side Silhouette from about 2.5 to about 6. ### Claim 11 (depends on 7) The array of packages of claim 7, wherein the first and second sizes are different. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The array of packages of claim 11, wherein the first and second packages comprise the same brand name. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The array of packages of claim 11, wherein the first and second absorbent articles comprise chassis having identical cross-sectional dispositions. ### Claim 14 (depends on 7) The array of packages of claim 7, wherein the first and second sizes are substantially the same.