Absorbent article with elasticized waist region
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsKumardipti Chatterjee, Jeromy Thomas Raycheck
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Abstract
A disposable article includes a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and backsheet; and an elasticized waist gasketing element. The elasticized waist gasketing element has a lateral outboard edge and a longitudinal array of elastic members. The longitudinal array includes a primary waist elastic member disposed inboard of the waist edge by a minimum longitudinal distance A, a secondary waist elastic member disposed inboard of the primary waist elastic member by a minimum longitudinal distance B. The waist gasketing element comprises a Force Ratio of at least about 1.1.
Claims11
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;
- and a first longitudinal edge and a second longitudinal edge;
- a chassis comprising a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and backsheet;
- an elasticized waist gasketing element joined to the chassis in the first waist region, wherein the elasticized waist gasketing element comprises a single, continuous substrate, wherein the single, continuous substrate comprises a folded edge that defines an inboard lateral edge of the elasticized waist gasketing element and wherein the single, continuous substrate comprises two material edges that define an outboard lateral edge of the elasticized waist gasketing element;
- wherein the elasticized waist gasketing element comprises an outboard pocket contraction force inboard of the first waist edge, and an inboard pocket contraction force disposed inboard of the outboard pocket contraction force, wherein the inboard pocket contraction force is greater than the outboard contraction force;
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- wherein the elasticized waist gasketing element comprises an array comprising at least two sets of elastic members, wherein two sets differ in aggregate force.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.