Disposable diaper having integral cuffs and side panels
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsDavid C. Kleinschmidt, Karen M. Davis, Terrill A. Young
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Abstract
A disposable absorbent article having a pair of barrier leg cuffs and a pair of side panels is provided. The barrier leg cuffs are disposed along opposing sides of an absorbent core and the side panels are disposed outboard of the barrier leg cuffs along opposing sides of the absorbent article. The barrier leg cuffs are integrally formed with the side panels from a single nonwoven ply.
Claims14
A disposable absorbent article having a longitudinal axis, a first waist region, a second waist region, and a crotch region interposed therebetween, the disposable absorbent article comprising:
- a liquid pervious topsheet;
- a liquid impervious backsheet having opposing longitudinal edges;
- an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet;
- a pair of barrier leg cuffs disposed along opposing sides of the longitudinal axis;
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- a pair of side panels disposed outboard of the barrier leg cuffs, each of the side panels having a center portion coterminous with a longitudinal edge of the backsheet in the crotch region and two opposing end portions extending transversely outboard of the longitudinal edge in the first waist region and the second waist region;
- wherein the barrier leg cuffs are integrally formed with the side panels from single nonwoven plies,
- wherein each of the single nonwoven plies comprises a first region forming the barrier leg cuff and a second region forming the side panel wherein the first region has a lower basis weight than the second region.
A disposable absorbent article having a longitudinal axis, a first waist region, a second waist region, and a crotch region interposed therebetween, the disposable absorbent article comprising:
- a liquid pervious topsheet;
- a liquid impervious backsheet having opposing longitudinal edges;
- an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet;
- a pair of barrier leg cuffs disposed along opposing sides of the longitudinal axis;
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- a pair of side panels disposed outboard of the barrier leg cuffs, each of the side panels having a center portion coterminous with a longitudinal edge of the backsheet in the crotch region and two opposing end portions extending transversely outboard of the longitudinal edge in the first waist region and the second waist region;
- wherein the liquid pervious topsheet, the barrier leg cuffs and the side panels are integrally formed from a single nonwoven ply,
- wherein the single nonwoven ply comprises a first region forming the barrier leg cuffs, a second region forming the side panels and a third region forming the topsheet wherein the first region and the third region have lower basis weights than the second region.
A disposable diaper having a longitudinal axis, a first waist region, a second waist region, and a crotch region interposed therebetween, the disposable diaper comprising:
- a liquid pervious topsheet;
- a liquid impervious backsheet having opposing longitudinal edges;
- an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet;
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- two single nonwoven plies disposed along opposing sides of the longitudinal axis, each of the single nonwoven plies comprising a first region and a second region wherein the second region has a higher basis weight than the first region, and wherein the first region forms a barrier leg cuff and the second region forms a side panel disposed outboard of the barrier leg cuff, each of the side panels having a center portion coterminous with a longitudinal edge of the backsheet in the crotch region and two opposing end portions extending transversely outboard of the longitudinal edge in the first waist region and the second waist region.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.