Disposable pull-on garment having frangible belt
First Claim
1. A disposable absorbent article comprising:
- a chassis defining a front waist region, a back waist region, a crotch region disposed between the waist regions, a waist opening, and a pair of leg openings;
an absorbent assembly attached to the chassis; and
a belt member attached to the chassis, the belt member extending across at least a portion of the chassis, the belt member including a frangible joint that is breakable to define a first and second free end, wherein the free ends are fastenable to at least one of each other and the chassis to impart a contractive force onto the chassis.
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Abstract
A simple disposable absorbent article, which can be a pull-on garment, includes a chassis and an absorbent assembly. A belt is fastenable to the chassis, and both the belt and the chassis can be independently extensible or substantially inextensible. The belt can be fastened to the chassis at opposing ends, at least one of which being releasable and refastenable to induce a tension in the belt and a contractive force on the underlying chassis, thereby enhancing the fit of the garment at the wearer'"'"'s waist. The belt can further define a frangible region that can be broken to define opposing outer ends, at least one of which can be drawn and refastened to induce the contractive force on the underlying chassis.
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28 Claims
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1. A disposable absorbent article comprising:
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a chassis defining a front waist region, a back waist region, a crotch region disposed between the waist regions, a waist opening, and a pair of leg openings;
an absorbent assembly attached to the chassis; and
a belt member attached to the chassis, the belt member extending across at least a portion of the chassis, the belt member including a frangible joint that is breakable to define a first and second free end, wherein the free ends are fastenable to at least one of each other and the chassis to impart a contractive force onto the chassis. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method for securing a disposable absorbent article on a waist region of a wearer, the garment including a chassis defining a front waist region, a back waist region, and a crotch region disposed between the waist regions, the front and waist regions being closed to define a waist opening, the diaper further comprising a belt member attached to the chassis, the belt member including a frangible joint, wherein the method comprises the steps of:
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A) pulling the absorbent article up to the waist region of the wearer such that the waist region is surrounded by the waist opening;
B) breaking the frangible joint to define first and second free ends;
C) after step (B), attaching at least one of the free ends to one of the chassis and a remaining portion of the belt member, thereby creating a contractive belt force to the chassis. - View Dependent Claims (26)
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27. A disposable absorbent article comprising:
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a chassis defining a front waist region, a back waist region, a crotch region disposed between the waist regions, a waist opening, and a pair of leg openings;
an absorbent assembly attached to the chassis; and
a belt member attached to the chassis at a first location, the belt member extending across at least portion of the chassis, the belt member defining opposing outer ends attached to the chassis at corresponding attachment zones, wherein at least one of the attachment zones is releasably attached to the chassis, wherein the releasable attachment zone can be released from the chassis and reattached to the chassis in a second location different than the first location, such that the belt applies a contractive belt force to the chassis. - View Dependent Claims (28)
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