Disposable Absorbent Garments Employing Elastomeric Film Laminates With Deactivated Regions

An absorbent garment defining a longitudinal direction and a transverse direction, the absorbent garment comprising:

• a front region defining a front edge and first and second transversely opposed front side edges;
• a back region defining a back edge and first and second transversely opposed back side edges;
• a crotch region disposed longitudinally between and interconnecting the front and back regions;
• an absorbent member extending longitudinally from the front region to the back region;
• wherein the front region comprises a polymeric film transversely extending from the first front side edge to the second front side edge;
• wherein at least a portion of the absorbent member overlaps at least a portion of the film to define in the film an overlapped region and a non-overlapped region;
• wherein at least a portion of the overlapped region of the polymeric film constitutes a non-elastomeric film, and wherein at least a portion of the non-overlapped region of the polymeric film constitutes an elastomeric film.

An absorbent garment defining a longitudinal direction and a transverse direction, the absorbent garment comprising:

• a front region defining a front edge and first and second transversely opposed front side edges;
• a back region defining a back edge and first and second transversely opposed back side edges;
• a crotch region disposed longitudinally between and interconnecting the front and back regions;
• an absorbent member extending longitudinally from the front region to the back region;
• wherein the front region comprises an elastomeric film laminate that comprises an elastomeric film layer and a nonwoven layer, wherein both the elastomeric film layer and the nonwoven layer extend substantially throughout the entire area of the laminate;
• wherein at least a portion of the absorbent member longitudinally overlaps at least a portion of the laminate to define in the laminate an overlapped region and a non-overlapped region;
• wherein at least a portion of the overlapped region of the elastomeric film laminate is deactivated, and wherein at least a portion of the non-overlapped region of the elastomeric film laminate is elastomeric.

An absorbent garment defining a longitudinal direction and a transverse direction, the absorbent garment comprising:

• a front region defining a front edge, first and second transversely opposed front side edges, and a front crotch edge;
• a back region defining a back edge, first and second transversely opposed back side edges, and a back crotch edge;
• a crotch region disposed longitudinally between and interconnecting the front and back regions;
• an absorbent member extending longitudinally from the front region to the back region, such that the front region and the back region are indirectly connected to one another by way of the absorbent member;
• wherein the front region comprises an elastomeric film laminate that comprises an elastomeric film layer and a nonwoven layer, wherein both the elastomeric film layer and the nonwoven layer extend substantially throughout the entire area of the laminate in the front region;
• wherein the back region comprises an elastomeric film laminate that comprises an elastomeric film layer and a nonwoven layer, wherein both the elastomeric film layer and the nonwoven layer extend substantially throughout the entire area of the laminate in the back region;
• wherein at least a portion of the absorbent member longitudinally overlaps at least a portion of the laminate in front region to define in the laminate in the front region a front overlapped region and a front non-overlapped region;
• wherein at least a portion of the absorbent member longitudinally overlaps at least a portion of the laminate in the back region to define in the laminate in the back region a back overlapped region and a back non-overlapped region;
• wherein the entirety of the front overlapped region of the elastomeric film laminate is deactivated to define a front deactivated region, and wherein the majority of front non-overlapped region of the elastomeric film laminate is elastomeric.
• wherein the entirety of the back overlapped region of the elastomeric film laminate is deactivated to define a back deactivated region, and wherein the majority of the back non-overlapped region of the elastomeric film laminate is elastomeric;
• wherein the front deactivated region extends transversely outward from the front overlapped region by at least 0.5 inches on each side of the absorbent member, and wherein the back deactivated region extends transversely outward from the back overlapped region by at least 0.5 inches on each side of the absorbent member;
• wherein the first front side edge is connected to the first back side edge and wherein the second front side edge is connected to the second back side edge, such that the garment is in a pull-on, pant-like configuration having a waist opening and two leg openings.