US 2014/0155857 A1Published application

Disposable Absorbent Garment Having Colored Facings and Integral Waistband

AssigneeKimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.

InventorsLacey L. Poole, Marleen R. Dins, Marie E. Boll, Julie Ann Paveletzke

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Abstract

A garment comprises a laminate. The laminate comprises a first layer colored a first color, and a second layer colored a second color different than the first color. The laminate includes a folded flap in the waist region, thereby defining an integral, outwardly visible waistband having a waistband lower edge. The first layer and the second layer are coterminous at the waistband lower edge and the folded flap is an outwardly folded flap. The first layer is an inner layer and the second layer is an outer layer, and the outwardly visible waistband is colored the first color. The distinction between the first color and second color in conjunction with the fold creates a visible waistband effect.

Claims8

Dependent claims

A pant-like disposable absorbent garment defining a longitudinal direction and a transverse direction, the garment comprising a front waist panel, a back waist panel, and a crotch panel interconnecting the front waist panel and the back waist panel, the front waist panel being attached to the back waist panel along a pair of transversely opposed side seams to define a waist opening and two leg openings, the front waist panel and the back waist panel each comprising a laminate, each laminate comprising:

an inner layer comprising nonwoven polyolefin-based material and colored a first color;
an outer layer comprising nonwoven polyolefin-based material and colored a second color different than the first color;
an elastomeric film layer sandwiched between the inner layer and the outer layer, the elastomeric film layer being coterminous with both the inner layer and the outer layer around a periphery of the laminate;
wherein each laminate includes an outwardly folded flap proximate the waist opening, thereby defining an integral, outwardly visible waistband having a waistband lower edge,
wherein at least one elastic strand is sandwiched between the outwardly folded flap and the remainder of the laminate in the front waist panel, and wherein at least one elastic strand is sandwiched between the outwardly folded flap and the remainder of the laminate in the back waist panel, and
wherein the inner layer and the outer layer are coterminous at the waistband lower edge and the outwardly visible waistband is colored the first color.

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an inner layer colored a first color and comprising nonwoven polyolefin-based material;
an outer layer colored a second color different than the first color and comprising nonwoven polyolefin-based material;
an elastomeric film layer sandwiched between the inner layer and the outer layer, the elastomeric film layer being coterminous with both the inner layer and the outer layer around a periphery of the laminate
wherein each laminate includes an outwardly folded flap folded upon itself proximate the waist opening, thereby defining an integral, outwardly visible waistband having a waistband lower edge,
the inner layer and the outer layer being coterminous at the waistband lower edge,
the outwardly visible waistband colored the first color and having at least one elastic strand sandwiched between the flap and the remainder of the laminate in the front waist panel and having at least one elastic strand sandwiched between the flap and the remainder of the laminate in the back waist panel.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 14/087,582Filed 22 Nov 2013
Priority: 15 Jun 2011
Published: 5 Jun 2014
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification7 codes

A61F 13/49014
With elastic means: the elastic means is located at the side panels
A61F 13/49011
With elastic means: the elastic means is located at the waist region
A61F 13/49012
The elastic means is located at the waist region: the elastic means being elastic panels
A61F 13/496
Specially adapted to be worn around the waist, e.g. diapers or nappies: in the form of pants or briefs

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Application13/161,160Division · filed 15 Jun 2011
Application14/087,582Division
US 2012/0323204 A1Published application
US 9,028,462 B2Related patent
US 2014/0155857 A1This patent

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