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US 11,529,271 B2Granted
Absorbent article with belt having zoned elasticity
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsGary D. LaVon, Koichi Morimoto, Chunmin Cheng, Ling Tong
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Abstract
The disclosure relates to absorbent articles having at least a first belt which comprises a first, second and third zone. The at least first belt provides improved fit in the low motion zone of a wearer while being able to adapt easily to the motion of the wearer outside the low motion zone.
Claims15
An absorbent article comprising:
- a longitudinal and transverse dimension;
- a front waist region comprising a front waist edge;
- a rear waist region comprising a rear waist edge;
- a crotch region extending between the front and rear waist region;
- a center chassis comprising a first transverse chassis end edge, a second transverse chassis end edge, a first longitudinal chassis side edge and a second longitudinal chassis side edge, a liquid permeable topsheet, a liquid impermeable backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet;
- a first belt is provided in the rear waist region and comprises a first belt layer disposed on an interior surface of the first belt, a second belt layer disposed on an exterior surface of the first belt and elastic strands extending substantially along the transverse direction disposed between the first belt layer and the second belt layer;
- wherein the first belt comprises a first zone, a second zone and a third zone, the first zone being provided adjacent to and including the rear waist edge, and the second zone being provided between the first and third zone in a longitudinal direction of the absorbent article;
- wherein the elastic strands of the first zone comprise a first plurality of elastic strands that are attached to one or both of the first belt layer and the second belt layer at or adjacent the transversally opposing ends of the first plurality of elastic strands;
- wherein the first belt layer and second belt layer are joined to each other between pairs of elastic strands of the first plurality of elastic strands in the first zone;
- wherein the elastic strands of the second zone comprise a second plurality of elastic strands that are attached to one or both of the first belt layer and second belt layer along substantially the complete length of the elastic strands;
- wherein the elastic strands of the third zone comprise a third plurality of elastic strands that are attached to one or both of the first belt layer and the second belt layer at or adjacent the transversally opposing ends of the third plurality of elastic strands;
- and
- wherein the first belt layer and second belt layer are joined to each other between pairs of elastic strands of the third plurality of elastic strands in the third zone.
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