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US 2026/0000552 A1Published application
Elastic laminates and methods for assembling elastic laminates for absorbent articles
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsTodd Douglas LENSER, Urmish Popatlal DALAL, Tanner L. WILLIAMS
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to elastic laminates and methods for assembling elastic laminates that may be used to make absorbent article components. Elastic laminates may include one or more reinforcement layers positioned between unstretched portions of elastic materials and substrates to which the elastic materials are bonded.
Claims20
A taped absorbent article comprising:
- a topsheet;
- a backsheet;
- an absorbent core positioned at least partially intermediate the topsheet and the backsheet;
- a front waist region;
- a back waist region;
- an elastic waist band joined to the front waist region or the back waist region;
- and
- back ears;
- wherein at least one of the waist band and the back ears comprises a laminate, the laminate comprising:
- a first nonwoven substrate;
- a second nonwoven substrate;
- an elastic material positioned at least partially intermediate the first nonwoven substrate and the second nonwoven substrate;
- a reinforcement layer positioned at least partially intermediate the first nonwoven substrate and the second nonwoven substrate, wherein the reinforcement layer comprises a section of material that is distinct from the first nonwoven substrate and the second nonwoven substrate;
- and
- a plurality of ultrasonic bonds joining the first nonwoven substrate, the second nonwoven substrate, and the elastic material;
- wherein the elastic material comprise an apertured film;
- and
- wherein the elastic material is free of overlap from itself.
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A taped absorbent article comprising:
- a topsheet;
- a backsheet;
- an absorbent core positioned at least partially intermediate the topsheet and the backsheet;
- a front waist region;
- a back waist region;
- and
- back ears;
- an elastic waist band joined to the front waist region or the back waist region;
- wherein at least one of the elastic waist band and the back ears comprises a laminate, the laminate comprising:
- a first nonwoven substrate;
- a second nonwoven substrate;
- an elastic material positioned at least partially intermediate the first nonwoven substrate and the second nonwoven substrate;
- a reinforcement layer positioned at least partially intermediate the first nonwoven substrate and the second nonwoven substrate, wherein the reinforcement layer comprises a section of material that is distinct from the first nonwoven substrate and the second nonwoven substrate;
- and
- a plurality of ultrasonic bonds joining the first nonwoven substrate, the second nonwoven substrate, and the elastic material;
- wherein the elastic material is bonded to either the first nonwoven substrate or the second nonwoven substrate;
- and
- wherein the elastic material is free of overlap from itself.
15 more elements
A pant-type absorbent article comprising:
- a topsheet;
- a backsheet;
- an absorbent core positioned at least partially intermediate the topsheet and the backsheet;
- a front waist region;
- a back waist region;
- and
- side panels;
- an elastic waist band joined to the front waist region or the back waist region;
- wherein at least one of the elastic waist band and the side panels comprises a laminate, the laminate comprising:
- a first nonwoven substrate;
- a second nonwoven substrate;
- an elastic material positioned at least partially intermediate the first nonwoven substrate and the second nonwoven substrate;
- a reinforcement layer positioned at least partially intermediate the first nonwoven substrate and the second nonwoven substrate, wherein the reinforcement layer comprises a section of material that is distinct from the first nonwoven substrate and the second nonwoven substrate;
- and
- a plurality of ultrasonic bonds joining the first nonwoven substrate, the second nonwoven substrate, and the elastic material;
- wherein at least one of the first nonwoven substrate and the second nonwoven substrate comprises a multilayer film;
- and
- wherein the elastic material is free of overlap from itself.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.