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US 9,358,161 B2Granted
Absorbent article with waistband having contraction
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsKathleen Marie Lawson, Jeromy Thomas Raycheck, Kathleen Ann Murphy Maciag, Raymond Scott Hamilton
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Abstract
A disposable absorbent article comprising a first waist region, a second waist region, a crotch region disposed between the first waist region and second waist region; a first waist edge and a second waist edge; the disposable absorbent article comprising a first waistband near the first waist edge and a second waistband near the second waist edge, wherein the Front-to-Back Delta Chassis Contraction is greater than about 9.0%.
Claims17
A disposable absorbent article comprising:
- a first waist region, a second waist region, a crotch region disposed between the first waist region and second waist region;
- a first waist edge and a second waist edge;
- the disposable absorbent article comprising a first waistband near the first waist edge and a second waistband near the second waist edge, wherein the first waistband has a Relaxed Front Chassis Width and an Extended Front Chassis Width;
- wherein the second waistband has a Relaxed Back Chassis Width and an Extended Back Chassis Width;
- wherein the first waistband has a % Front Chassis Contraction, wherein % Front Chassis Contraction=((Extended Front Chassis Width−Relaxed Front Chassis Width)/Extended Front Chassis Width)×100;
- wherein the second waistband has a % Back Chassis Contraction, wherein % Back Chassis Contraction=((Extended Back Chassis Width−Relaxed Back Chassis Width)/Extended Back Chassis Width)×100;
- wherein the disposable absorbent article has a Front-to-Back Delta Chassis Contraction of greater than 9.0% and less than 27.7%, wherein the Front-to-Back Delta Chassis Contraction=absolute value of (% Back Chassis Contraction−% Front Chassis Contraction);
- wherein the second waistband has an Extended Waist Feature Length and a Chassis Extended Length, wherein the second waistband has a ratio of Extended Waist Feature Length to Chassis Extended Length of greater than 1.16 and less than 2.07;
- and wherein the disposable absorbent article is a taped diaper.
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A disposable absorbent article comprising:
- a first waist region, a second waist region, a crotch region disposed between the first waist region and second waist region;
- a first waist edge and a second waist edge;
- the disposable absorbent article comprising a first waistband near the first waist edge and a second waistband near the second waist edge, wherein the first waistband has a Relaxed Front Chassis Width and an Extended Front Chassis Width;
- wherein the second waistband has a Relaxed Back Chassis Width and an Extended Back Chassis Width;
- wherein the first waistband has a % Front Chassis Contraction, wherein % Front Chassis Contraction=((Extended Front Chassis Width−Relaxed Front Chassis Width)/Extended Front Chassis Width)×100;
- wherein the second waistband has a % Back Chassis Contraction, wherein % Back Chassis Contraction=((Extended Back Chassis Width−Relaxed Back Chassis Width)/Extended Back Chassis Width)×100;
- wherein the absorbent article has a Front-to-Back Delta Chassis Contraction of less than 9.0% and either a % Front Chassis Contraction, or a % Back Chassis Contraction, greater than 18%;
- wherein the Front-to-Back Delta Chassis Contraction=absolute value of (% Back Chassis Contraction−% Front Chassis Contraction);
- wherein the second waistband has an Extended Waist Feature Length and a Chassis Extended Length, wherein the waistband has a ratio of Extended Waist Feature Length to Chassis Extended Length of greater than 1.16 and less than 2.07;
- and wherein the disposable absorbent article is a taped diaper.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.