US 2003/0144645 A1 · Disposable pant type absorbent article having improved multifold fastening system

Abstract

A disposable pant-type absorbent article is provided having multifold fastening system with hook and loop fasteners. The absorbent article such as, e.g., a diaper, has back waist portion, a front waist portion and nonwoven connectors which connect the back waist portion and the front waist portion. A hook fastener strip is provided on the surface of one of the nonwoven connectors, and a loop fastener is provided on the other nonwoven connector, or on the inside surface of front waist portion such that when the front waist portion and the back waist portion are overlapped the hook and loop fasteners are engaged together. The nonwoven connectors are folded n times, wherein n is an even integer of 2 to 10, and are secured by a securement means such as a glue or hot melt adhesive.

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Dependent claims

A prefastened absorbent article comprising:

(a) a back waist portion having an inner surface, an outer surface and two lateral ends,
(b) a front waist portion having an inner surface, an outer surface and two lateral ends, wherein each one of said lateral ends of said back waist portion is disposed adjacent and spaced apart in relation to one of said two lateral ends of said front waist portion,
(c) a first nonwoven connector connecting one end of said two lateral ends of said back waist portion to the adjacent lateral end of said front waist portion,
(d) a second nonwoven connector connecting the other lateral end of said back waist portion to the other adjacent end on said front waist portion,
(e) a hook fastener strip on at least one of said nonwoven connectors, and
(f) a loop fastener strip on the inner surface of said front waist portion pre-engaged with said loop fastener strip, such that when said article is to be worn, the article is slipped on, said back waist and portion said front waist portion are wrapped around the waist of the wearer and said hook and loop strips are pre-engaged with each other.

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An absorbent article comprising:

(a) a back waist portion having an inner surface, an outer surface and two lateral ends,
(b) a front waist portion having an inner surface, an outer surface and two lateral ends, wherein each one of said lateral ends of said back waist portion is disposed adjacent and spaced apart in relation to one of said two lateral ends of said front waist portion,
(c) a first nonwoven connector connecting one end of said two lateral ends of said back waist portion to the adjacent lateral end of said front waist portion,
(d) a second nonwoven connector connecting the other lateral end of said back waist portion to the other adjacent end on said front waist portion,
(e) a first perforated line disposed vertically on said first nonwoven connector,
(f) a hook fastener strip on one side of said first perforated line and a loop fastener strip on the other side of said first perforated line,
(g) a second perforated line disposed on said second nonwoven connector,
(h) a hook fastener strip on one side of second perforated line and a loop fastener on the other side of said perforated line wherein when, said perforated lines are torn, each hook fastener strip on one side of each nonwoven connectors engages with the loop fastener strip on the other side of the respective nonwoven connector.

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An absorbent article comprising:

(a) a back waist portion having an inner surface, an outer surface and two lateral ends,
(b) a front waist portion having an inner surface, an outer surface and two lateral ends, wherein each one of said lateral ends of said back waist portion is disposed adjacent and spaced apart in relation to one of said two lateral ends of said front waist portion,
(c) a first nonwoven connector connecting one end of said two lateral ends of said back waist portion to the adjacent lateral end of said front waist portion,
(d) a second nonwoven connector connecting the other lateral end of said back waist portion to the other adjacent end on said front waist portion,
(e) a first perforated line disposed vertically at about the middle of said first nonwoven connector,
(f) a hook fastener on one side of said first perforated line,
(g) a second perforated line disposed vertically at about the middle of said second nonwoven connector, and
(h) a hook fastener on one side of said second perforated line, wherein the other side of each of said perforated lines comprises a loop surface adapted to engage with one of said hook fasteners when each of said perforated lines is torn and the sides of each nonwoven connector are wrapped around the waist when wearing the article.

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A prefastened absorbent article comprising:

(a) a back waist portion having a first and second laterally opposed edges, inner surface and outer surface,
(b) a front waist portion having a first and second laterally opposed edges, inner surface and outer surface,
(c) a first nonwoven connector portion having a first edge permanently sealed to the inside edge of said first lateral edge of said back waist portion and a second spaced apart parallel edge relative to said first edge of said first nonwoven connector portion,
(d) a second nonwoven connector portion having a first edge permanently sealed to the inside edge of the lateral end of said front waist portion and a second spaced apart parallel edge relative to said first edge of said second nonwoven connector portion,
(e) a loop strip fastener on the surface of said nonwoven connector portion,
(f) a hook fastener on the surface of said second nonwoven portion wherein said hook and loop fasteners engage with one another when said first and second nonwoven connector portions are overlapped,
(g) a third nonwoven connector portion having a first edge permanently sealed to the inside edge of the second lateral end of said back waist portion and a second spaced apart parallel edge relative to said first edge of said third connector portion.
(h) a fourth nonwoven connector portion having a first edge permanently sealed to the inside edge of said front waist portion and a second spaced apart parallel edge relative to said first edge of said first edge of said fourth connector portion,
(i) a hook fastener strip on said third nonwoven connector portion,
(j) a loop strip on said fourth nonwoven connector portion
wherein said hook and loop fasteners engage with one another when said third nonwoven connector portion and said fourth nonwoven connector portion are overlapped.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Disposable pant type absorbent article having improved multifold fastening system

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Disposable pant type absorbent article having improved multifold fastening system

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