Disposable diaper with integral backsheet landing zone
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsMark J. Kline, David J. K. Goulait
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Abstract
A disposable absorbent article having an integral landing zone. The absorbent article includes a liquid pervious topsheet, a liquid impervious backsheet joined with the topsheet and an absorbent core located between the topsheet and the backsheet. The backsheet includes a laminate of an inner web and an outer web, wherein at least a portion of the inner web is juxtaposed the garment surface of the absorbent core. The outer web includes an integral landing zone having portions mechanically prestrained to provide raised elements capable of entangling the engaging components of a complementary male fastening component. The inner web and the outer web are continuously laminated with each other except where the raised elements provide the integral landing zone.
Claims30
A disposable absorbent article having a front waist region, a rear waist region and a crotch region located between said front waist region and said rear waist region, the absorbent article comprising:
- a liquid pervious topsheet;
- a liquid impervious backsheet joined with said topsheet;
- and
- an absorbent core located between said topsheet and said backsheet, said absorbent core having a garment surface and a body surface;
- said backsheet including an inner web and an outer web, at least a portion of said inner web being juxtaposed said garment surface of said absorbent core, said outer web including, an integral landing zone having portions mechanically prestrained to provide raised elements capable of entangling the engaging components of a complementary male fastening component;
- said inner web and said outer web being bonded together except in said landing zone.
A disposable absorbent article having a front waist region, a rear waist region and a crotch region located between said front waist region and said rear waist region, the absorbent article comprising:
- a liquid pervious topsheet;
- a liquid impervious backsheet joined with said topsheet;
- and
- an absorbent core located between said topsheet and said backsheet, said absorbent core having a garment surface and a body surface;
- said backsheet including:
- an inner web disposed adjacent at least a portion of said garment surface of said absorbent core;
- an outer web laminated with said inner web, said outer web including an integral landing zone having mechanically prestrained portions to provide raised elements capable of entangling the engaging components of a complementary male fastening component;
- and
- a loft element disposed between said inner web and at least a portion of said mechanically prestrained portion of said outer web, said loft element spacing said landing zone portion of said outer web away from said inner web.
A disposable absorbent article having a front waist region, a rear waist region and a crotch region located between said front waist region and said rear waist region, the absorbent article comprising:
- a liquid pervious topsheet;
- a liquid impervious backsheet joined with said topsheet, said backsheet including a laminate of an inner web and an outer web;
- and
- an absorbent core located between said topsheet and said backsheet, said absorbent core having a garment surface and a body surface, at least a portion of said garment surface of said absorbent core being located adjacent said inner web;
- said backsheet including an integral landing zone consisting of a mechanically prestrained portion of said outer web having raised elements capable of entangling the engaging components of a complementary male fastening component.
A disposable absorbent article having a front waist region, a rear waist region and a crotch region located between said front waist region and said rear waist region, the absorbent article comprising:
- a liquid pervious topsheet;
- a liquid impervious backsheet joined with said top sheet, said backsheet including a laminate of an inner web and an outer web;
- an absorbent core located between said topsheet and said backsheet, said
- absorbent core having a garment surface and a body surface;
- and
- a male fastening component disposed in said rear waist region of said absorbent article, said male fastening component including a backing and a plurality of engaging elements extending therefrom;
- and
- an integral landing zone located in at least a portion of said front waist region, said integral landing zone comprising at least a portion of said outer web which is mechanically prestrained to provide raised elements capable of entangling the engaging components of said complementary male fastening component.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.