# US 2014/0155856 A1 · Absorbent article > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0155856 A1 - Document ID: US20140155856A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/130,577 - Filed: 2012-06-29 - Published: 2014-06-05 - Earliest claimed: 2011-07-01 - Assignees: SCA Hygiene Products AB - Inventors: Peter Rönnberg; Kenneth Strannemalm - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140155856A1 ## CPC - A61F 13/622: {Fabric strip fastener elements, e.g. hook and loop} - A61F 13/49011: {the elastic means is located at the waist region} - A61F 13/49012: {the elastic means being elastic panels} - A61F 13/49017: {the elastic means being located at the crotch region} - A61F 13/4902: {characterised by the elastic material} - A61F 13/505: with separable parts, e.g. combination of disposable and reusable parts (A61F13/20 {, A61F13/49003} take precedence) - A61F 13/5644: {having more than one pair of fasteners} - A61F 13/64: Straps, belts, ties or endless bands ({A61F13/5605, A61F13/5622}, A61F13/66 take precedence) - A61F 13/49003: {Reusable, washable fabric diapers} - A61F 13/496: in the form of pants or briefs - A61F 2013/49033: {being elastic in transversal direction} - A61F: FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS (dental prosthetics A61C) ## Abstract An absorbent article includes a belt placed around the waist of the wearer and an absorbent pad attached to the belt, wherein the pad includes a chassis having a topsheet, a backsheet and an absorbent core, wherein the absorbent pad is attached to a surface of the belt attaching arrangements provided on each corner of the front portion and the rear portion of the pad, wherein the waist elastic is provided at the waist portion of at least one of the front and rear portion and is movable between a contracted condition in which the topsheet and/or backsheet exhibit(s) pleats and a fully stretched condition in which the pleats of the topsheet and/or backsheet are fully stretched out, wherein the elastic force from said waist elastic is within the range of from 2 N to 7 N when the elastic is in the fully stretched condition. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An absorbent article comprising an absorbent pad and a separate belt which is configured to be placed around the waist of the wearer and to which the absorbent pad is detachably attached, wherein the pad comprises a chassis having a liquid-permeable topsheet, a liquid-impermeable backsheet and an absorbent core between the top sheet and the backsheet, and wherein the absorbent pad is divided into a front portion, a rear portion and a crotch portion between the front portion and rear portion along the longitudinal direction, and wherein the absorbent pad is detachably attached at each of its longitudinal ends to a surface of the belt oriented away from wearer using attaching arrangements provided at each corner of the front portion and the rear portion of the pad, the attaching arrangements are in the form of hook and loop connections; wherein at least one of the front and rear portion is provided with a waist elastic arranged symmetrically on each side of the longitudinal center line and extending between the attaching arrangements in the transverse direction of the pad, wherein the waist elastic is provided at the waist portion of at least one of the front and rear portion and is movable between a contracted condition in which the topsheet or backsheet exhibits pleats and a fully stretched condition in which the pleats of the topsheet or backsheet are fully stretched out, wherein the elastic force from said waist elastic is within the range of from 2 N to 7 N when the elastic is in the fully stretched condition. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The absorbent article according to claim 1, wherein the elastic force from the waist elastic is within the range from 2.7 N to 7 N when the elastic is in the fully stretched condition. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The absorbent article according to claim 2, wherein the elastic force from the waist elastic is within the range from 3.6 N to 7 N when the elastic is in the fully stretched condition. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The absorbent article according to claim 1, wherein the attaching arrangement is in the form of a hook & loop connection and formed by hook elements provided on the corners of the pad and loop elements on the belt. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The absorbent article according to claim 1, wherein the attaching arrangements are formed by loop elements provided on the corners on the pad and hook elements on the belt. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The absorbent article according to claim 4, wherein the belt is a laminated belt formed by at least two layers, the outermost layer of which constitutes a nonwoven layer providing said loop elements while the innermost layer forms a supporting layer to support the outer layer. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The absorbent article according to claim 6, wherein the outermost layer of the belt is a carded nonwoven layer. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The absorbent article according to claim 6, wherein the outermost layer of the belt is laminated to a spun bond support layer. ### Claim 9 (depends on 4) The absorbent article according to claim 4, wherein the hook elements constitute moulded hooks. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The absorbent article according to claim 1, wherein the waist elastic is integrated with the absorbent pad. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The absorbent article according to claim 1, wherein the waist elastic is an element separately produced and attached to the pad with said attaching arrangement provided on its edges.