Absorbent article with an ear portion
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsUrmish Popatlal Dalal, Todd Douglas Lenser, Joerg Mueller
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Abstract
An absorbent article includes a first waist region, a second waist region, and a crotch region disposed between the first and second waist regions. The article further includes a chassis comprising a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and backsheet; and an ear. The ear includes a laminate having a first nonwoven and second nonwoven and an elastomeric material sandwiched between said first and second nonwovens. The laminate comprises a plurality of ultrasonic bonds. The ear also has a first inelastic region and an elastic region. The ear is joined to the chassis in the first inelastic region, and a fastening system is joined to the ear in the elastic region.
Claims20
An absorbent article comprising:
- a first waist region, a second waist region, a crotch region disposed between the first and second waist regions;
- a chassis comprising a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and backsheet;
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- a discrete ear joined to the chassis and comprising:
- a laminate comprising a first nonwoven and second nonwoven and an elastomeric material sandwiched between said first and second nonwovens, wherein the laminate further comprises a plurality of ultrasonic bonds;
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- a first inelastic region and an elastic region, wherein the ear is joined to the chassis in the first inelastic region and wherein a fastening system is joined to the ear in the elastic region.
An absorbent article comprising:
- a first waist region, a second waist region, a crotch region disposed between the first and second waist regions;
- a chassis comprising a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and backsheet;
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- an ear joined to the chassis and comprising a laminate comprising a first nonwoven and second nonwoven and an elastomeric material sandwiched between said first and second nonwovens, wherein the laminate further comprises a plurality of ultrasonic bonds;
- wherein the first and second nonwoven each comprises a basis weight of 17 gsm or less;
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- wherein the ear comprises an average load at break of 18N or greater.
An absorbent article comprising:
- a first waist region, a second waist region, a crotch region disposed between the first and second waist regions;
- a chassis comprising a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and backsheet;
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- an ear joined to the chassis and comprising a laminate comprising a first nonwoven and second nonwoven and an elastomeric material sandwiched between said first and second nonwovens, wherein the laminate further comprises a plurality of ultrasonic bonds;
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- wherein the ear comprises an Air Permeability Value of at least about 1.0 m3/m2/min and a Length Ratio of about 3 or less.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.