All direction stretchable multilayer diaper
AssigneeKimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
InventorsMichael T. Morman, Thomas H. Roessler
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Abstract
The present invention provides a disposable absorbent article comprising a stretchable multilayer chassis that defines an inner surface and an outer surface, an absorbent body having an inner surface and an outer surface wherein the stretchable multilayer chassis is stretchable in at least the cross-machine direction, and the absorbent body is affixed to the inner surface of the multilayer stretchable chassis such that in use, the inner surface of the absorbent body lies against the wearer and the stretchable multilayer chassis stretches about the wearer independently in at least the cross-machine direction.
Claims43
A disposable absorbent article comprising:
- (i) a stretchable multilayer chassis that defines an inner surface and an outer surface;
- (ii) an absorbent body having an inner surface and an outer surface
- wherein:
- (a) the stretchable multilayer chassis is stretchable in at least the cross-machine direction;
- (b) the absorbent body is affixed to the inner surface of the multilayer stretchable chassis
- such that in use, the inner surface of the absorbent body lies against the wearer and the stretchable multilayer chassis stretches about the wearer independently in at least the cross-machine direction.
A disposable absorbent article comprising:
- i) an absorbent body liner that defines an inner surface and an outer surface;
- ii) an absorbent core that defines an inner surface and an outer surface;
- iii) a tissue wrapsheet;
- iv) a surge management layer that defines an inner surface and an outer surface;
- v) a chassis liner that defines an inner surface and an outer surface wherein the chassis liner is stretchable independently in both the cross-machine direction and the machine direction;
- and
- vi) an outer cover that defines an inner surface and an outer surface wherein the outer cover is stretchable independently in both the cross-machine direction and the machine direction
- wherein:
- (a) the absorbent body liner houses the absorbent core, the tissue wrapsheet and the surge management layer forms an absorbent body;
- and
- (b) the outer surface of the chassis liner is laminated to the inner surface of the outer cover forming a stretchable multilayer chassis defining an inner surface and an outer surface
- such that the inner surface of the absorbent core and the outer surface of the absorbent core are wrapped by a tissue wrap sheet;
- the inner surface of the surge management layer is adjacent to the outer surface of the absorbent body liner and the outer surface of the surge management layer is adjacent to the tissue wrapsheet which is adjacent to the inner surface of the absorbent core;
- and wherein the outer surface of the absorbent body liner is affixed to the inner surface of the stretchable multilayer chassis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.