Attachment areas for wearable absorbent articles
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsMark James Kline, Nezam Malakouti, John Glasgow Burns, Jr.
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Abstract
A wearable absorbent article comprises an outer cover and an absorbent core assembly. At least a portion of the outer cover is joined to the absorbent core assembly over at least a first attachment area and a second attachment area. The overall lateral width of the second attachment area is less than the overall lateral width of the first attachment area. At least a portion of the second attachment area is disposed in a hip region of the article. The first attachment area is disposed longitudinally outboard from the second attachment area.
Claims20
A wearable absorbent article comprising:
- an outer cover;
- and
- an absorbent core assembly having an overall lateral width, including a layer forming a top surface of the absorbent core assembly, a layer forming a bottom surface of the absorbent core assembly, and absorbent material disposed between the layers:
- wherein at least a portion of the outer cover is joined to the bottom surface of the absorbent core assembly over at least:
- a first attachment area, having a first area overall lateral width;
- and
- a second attachment area, wherein at least a portion of the second attachment area is disposed in a first hip region of the article;
- wherein the portion of the second attachment area that is disposed in the first hip region has a second area overall lateral width that is less than the first area overall lateral width;
- wherein the first hip region has an overall longitudinal length that is less than or equal to 30% of an overall pitch of the article;
- and
- wherein the first attachment area is disposed longitudinally outboard from the second attachment area,
- wherein said second area overall lateral width is between 3% and 95% of said overall lateral width of said absorbent core assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.