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US 11,903,804 B2Granted
Chassis design for absorbent article
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsKumardipti Chatterjee, Jeromy Thomas Raycheck, Michael Devin Long
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Abstract
A disposable absorbent article may include a first waist region, a second waist region, a crotch region disposed between the first and the second waist regions, and a chassis having a topsheet, backsheet, absorbent core, and chassis periphery. The chassis periphery has a varying width, Wv.
Claims12
A disposable absorbent article for wearing about the lower torso of a wearer, the disposable absorbent article comprising:
- a first waist region having a first waist edge, a second waist region having a second waist edge, a crotch region disposed between the first and second waist regions;
- a first longitudinal edge and a second longitudinal edge;
- a longitudinal centerline;
- a chassis comprising a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and backsheet;
- a back ear joined to the chassis in the second waist region;
- wherein the first longitudinal edge, the second longitudinal edge, the first waist edge and the second waist edge define a chassis periphery;
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- an elasticized component joined to the chassis and comprising an elasticized region;
- wherein the elasticized region comprises an attachment zone, a first elastic member, and a second elastic member that is adjacent to the first elastic member, wherein the first and second elastic members are joined to the chassis in different manners in the attachment zone;
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- wherein the elasticized region comprises:
- the first elastic member having a first strain, ε1;
- and
- the second elastic member having a second strain, ε2;
- wherein the first strain, ε1, is different than the second strain, ε2.
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