Adult disposable absorbent articles and arrays of absorbent articles comprising improved designs
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsRaymond Scott HAMILTON, Luke Robinson MAGEE, Bret Darren SEITZ, Gary Dean LaVON
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Abstract
An array of packages comprising two or more different sizes of absorbent articles, the array comprising first, second, and third packages comprising first, second, and third absorbent articles having at least first and second sizes. The first, second, and third articles may have an insert length to rise ratio greater than 60 %. And, the first, second, and third packages may comprise the same brand name and sub-brand name. And, the first, second, and third absorbent articles may have identical or substantially identical chassis.
Claims23
An absorbent article having a central chassis, the central chassis comprising a topsheet, a backsheet and an absorbent core, the absorbent article comprising:
- a front waist region and a front waist edge;
- a back waist region and a back waist edge;
- a front belt comprising a front inner belt layer and a front outer belt layer, each of the front belt layers being disposed in the front waist region, but not disposed in the back waist region;
- a back belt comprising a back inner belt layer and a back outer belt layer, each of the back belt layers being disposed in the back waist region, but not disposed in the front waist region;
- wherein the front and back belts are joined at seams to form a waist opening and leg openings;
- the front belt comprising a first film;
- the back belt comprising a second film;
- wherein a portion of one of the front and back belts is folded to form a waist edge;
- wherein at least one of the front and back belts is shaped;
- and
- wherein an insert length to product rise ratio from about 0.55 to about 0.64.
An absorbent article having a central chassis, the central chassis comprising a topsheet, a backsheet and an absorbent core, the absorbent article comprising:
- a front waist region and a front waist edge;
- a back waist region and a back waist edge;
- a front belt comprising a front inner belt layer and a front outer belt layer, each of the front belt layers being disposed in the front waist region, but not disposed in the back waist region;
- a back belt comprising a back inner belt layer and a back outer belt layer, each of the back belt layers being disposed in the back waist region, but not disposed in the front waist region;
- wherein the front and back belts are joined at seams to form a waist opening and leg openings;
- the front belt comprising a first film;
- the back belt comprising a second film;
- wherein a portion of one of the front and back belts is folded to form a waist edge;
- wherein at least one of the front and back belts is shaped;
- wherein an insert placement to product rise ratio less than 16%;
- and
- wherein an insert length to product rise ratio from about 0.55 to about 0.64.
An array of packages comprising two or more different sizes of disposable absorbent articles, the array comprising:
- a first package comprising a first disposable absorbent article, the first absorbent article comprising a first topsheet, a first backsheet, a first absorbent core and a first pair of side seams, the first absorbent article being a first size and in closed form;
- a second package comprising a second disposable absorbent article, the second absorbent article comprising a second topsheet, a second backsheet, a second absorbent core and a second pair of side seams, the second absorbent article being a second size and in closed form;
- a third package comprising a third disposable absorbent article, the third absorbent article comprising a third topsheet, a third backsheet, a third absorbent core and a third pair of side seams, the third absorbent article being a third size and in closed form;
- wherein the second size is larger than the first size, and wherein the third size is larger than the second size;
- wherein at least the first, second, and third articles have an insert length to rise ratio greater than 60%;
- and
- wherein the first, second, and third packages comprise the same brand name and/or sub-brand name.
An array of packages comprising two or more different sizes of disposable absorbent articles, the array comprising:
- a first package comprising a first disposable absorbent article, the first absorbent article comprising a first topsheet, a first backsheet, a first absorbent core and a first pair of side seams, the first absorbent article being a first size and in closed form;
- a second package comprising a second disposable absorbent article, the second absorbent article comprising a second topsheet, a second backsheet, a second absorbent core and a second pair of side seams, the second absorbent article being a second size and in closed form;
- wherein the second size is larger than the first size;
- wherein the first, second, and third articles have an insert length to rise ratio greater than 60%;
- and
- wherein the first and second packages comprise the same brand name and/or sub-brand name.
An absorbent article comprising:
- a topsheet, a backsheet, an absorbent core, a pair of side seams, a front belt and a back belt;
- wherein the front belt comprises an outer nonwoven layer;
- wherein the outer nonwoven layer comprises a graphic;
- wherein the graphic has a first longitudinal distance adjacent to the pair of side seams that is less than a second longitudinal distance along a longitudinal centerline of the article;
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- wherein the absorbent article is in the article in closed form.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.