Absorbent article with leg gasketing cuff
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsJeromy Thomas Raycheck, Lisa Jane Goodlander, Lisa Maria Grinkemeyer, Jessica Lee Mosman, Jason Edward Naylor, LeAnn Nichole Phillips
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Abstract
A disposable absorbent article may include a topsheet, a backsheet, an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet, and a leg gasketing system. The leg gasketing system may include an inner cuff and an outer cuff. The inner cuff may include an inner cuff folded edge and an inner cuff material edge and the outer cuff may include an outer cuff folded edge and an outer cuff material edge such that the web of material is folded laterally inward to form the outer cuff folded edge and folded laterally outward to form the inner cuff folded edge.
Claims20
A disposable absorbent article for wearing about the lower torso of a wearer, the disposable absorbent article comprising:
- a first waist region, a second waist region, a crotch region disposed between the first and second waist regions, a first waist edge, a second waist edge, a first longitudinal edge, and a second longitudinal edge, the disposable absorbent article comprising:
- a topsheet;
- a backsheet comprising an outer cover and an inner layer comprising a substantially liquid-impermeable film;
- an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet;
- a leg gasketing system, wherein the leg gasketing system comprises an inner cuff and an outer cuff, wherein the inner cuff comprises an inner cuff folded edge and an inner cuff material edge, and wherein the outer cuff comprises an outer cuff folded edge and an outer cuff material edge, such that at least one web of material is folded laterally inward to form the outer cuff folded edge and folded laterally outward to form the inner cuff folded edge, wherein the outer cuff material edge is disposed laterally inboard the inner cuff material edge;
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- an opacity strengthening patch, wherein the opacity strengthening patch is at least partially positioned intermediate the outer cuff and the film in the first or second waist regions, and wherein the opacity strengthening patch is attached to the outer cuff by glue or bonds.
A disposable absorbent article for wearing about the lower torso of a wearer, the disposable absorbent article comprising:
- a first waist region, a second waist region, a crotch region disposed between the first and second waist regions, a first waist edge, a second waist edge, a first longitudinal edge, and a second longitudinal edge, the disposable absorbent article comprising:
- a topsheet;
- a backsheet comprising an outer cover and an inner layer comprising a substantially liquid-impermeable film;
- an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet;
- a leg gasketing system, wherein the leg gasketing system comprises an inner cuff and an outer cuff, wherein the inner cuff comprises an inner cuff folded edge and an inner cuff material edge, and wherein the outer cuff comprises an outer cuff folded edge and an outer cuff material edge, such that at least one web of material is folded laterally inward to form the outer cuff folded edge and folded laterally outward to form the inner cuff folded edge;
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- an opacity strengthening patch, wherein the opacity strengthening patch is at least partially positioned intermediate the outer cuff and the film in the first or second waist regions, and wherein the opacity strengthening patch is attached to the outer cuff by glue or bonds.
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