Absorbent article and method of manufacturing article
AssigneeParagon Trade Brands, Inc.
InventorsMigaku Suzuki, Hiroaki Fukui
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Abstract
An absorbent article comprising a main body having a waist hole and a pair of leg holes, an elastic waist portion disposed along the, waist hole and a leg gather disposed along each of the leg holes. The main body comprises a front section and a rear section joined to each other in a crotch region and side regions of the main body. The front section has at least one constituent element whose property is different from that of the corresponding element of the rear section. The absorbent article is fully responsive to a variety of article configurations or constructions which require the front and rear sections to function differently or individually. A method for manufacturing such an absorbent article is also disclosed.
Claims12
An absorbent article comprising:
- a main body having a waist hole and a pair of leg holes,
- a crotch region between the leg holes,
- opposite side regions,
- an elastic waist portion disposed along said waist hole, and
- a leg gather disposed along each of said leg holes;
- said main body comprising separately produced front and rear sections,
- said front section comprising a first backsheet formed from material supplied from a first backsheet web, a first topsheet formed from material supplied from a first topsheet web, and a first absorbent body interposed between said first topsheet and said first backsheet, and
- said rear section comprising a second backsheet formed from material supplied from a second backsheet web, a second topsheet formed from material supplied from a second topsheet web and a second absorbent body interposed between said second topsheet and said second backsheet,
- said separately produced front and rear sections being joined so that their respective topsheets face each other and are bonded to each other in the crotch region and opposite side regions of the article.
An absorbent article comprising:
- a main body having a waist hole and a pair of leg holes,
- a crotch region between the leg holes,
- opposite side regions,
- an elastic waist portion disposed along said waist hole and leg gathers disposed along each of said leg holes;
- said main body comprising separately produced front and rear sections, each of said front and rear sections comprising a backsheet formed from materials supplied from respective first and second backsheet webs, a topsheet formed from materials supplied from respective first and second topsheet webs, an absorbent body interposed between said topsheet and said backsheet,
- said separately produce front and rear sections being joined so that their respective topsheet face each other and are bonded to each other in the crotch region and opposite side regions of the article,
- said front section having at least one constituent element whose property is different from that of the corresponding element of the rear section, and
- said leg gather of each of said front and rear sections being at an end secured onto itself in the crotch region of the main body to define a cross-over flap of substantially triangular shape extending inwardly of said leg gather so that said leg gather stands up from the topsheet.
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