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US 2026/0306306 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;
- a discrete ear laminate joined to the front waist region or the back waist region and extending outwardly therefrom;
- wherein the discrete ear laminate comprises:
- 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
- wherein the elastic material is free of overlap from itself.
10 more elements
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;
- a discrete ear laminate joined to the front waist region or the back waist region and extending outwardly therefrom;
- wherein the discrete ear laminate comprises:
- 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 one or more film layers, the one or more film layers comprising two or more strips of film;
- and
- wherein the elastic material is free of overlap from itself.
10 more elements
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;
- a discrete ear laminate joined to the front waist region or the back waist region and extending outwardly therefrom;
- wherein the discrete ear laminate comprises:
- 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 one or more film layers and wherein the reinforcement layer covers less than a total width of the discrete ear laminate in a cross direction;
- and
- wherein the elastic material is free of overlap from itself.
10 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.