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US 6,149,637 AGranted
Elastomeric disposable absorbent article and method of making same
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsPatrick Jay Allen, Tracey Elaine Beckman, John Michael Blevins, Louis John Viltro, William Robert Vinnage
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Abstract
A disposable absorbent article, such as a baby diaper, a child's training pant, an adult incontinent garment, or the like, having an elasticized chassis which provides laterally oriented contractive forces about the lower torso of the wearer. In a particularly preferred embodiment, the absorbent article will resemble a skirt or, alternatively, a pair of "boxer shorts".
Claims4
An elasticized disposable training pant comprising:
- an elastically extensible chassis having a front, portion having a waistband, a rear portion having a waistband, a crotch portion, end edges, longitudinal side edges, a periphery adjacent to said end edges and said longitudinal side edges, and a central region inboard of said periphery, said chassis comprising an elastomeric laminate comprising:
- an elastomeric, pressure-sensitive adhesive film,
- a first laterally gathered lamina joined to a first side of said adhesive film, and
- a second laterally gathered lamina joined to a second side of said adhesive film;
- an absorbent core positioned between said adhesive film and said first lamina;
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- fixed side seams joining said front portion to said rear portion to form two leg openings and a waist opening substantially encircled by said end edges.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.