DISPOSABLE ABSORBENT GARMENTS EMPLOYING ELASTOMERIC FILM LAMINATE BODY PANELS
First Claim
1. A disposable absorbent garment defining a longitudinal direction and a transverse direction, the garment comprising:
- a unitary outer cover layer, the unitary outer cover layer defining;
a front end edge, a back end edge longitudinally opposite the front end edge, and first and second transversely opposed leg edges positioned longitudinally between the front end edge and the back end edge, each leg edge having a front end point and a back end point, the outer cover defining a front region adjacent the front end edge, a back region adjacent the back end edge, and a crotch region positioned longitudinally between the front region and the back region;
first and second transversely opposed front side edges, the first front side edge extending in the longitudinal direction from the front end edge to the front end point of the first leg edge, and the second front side edge extending in the longitudinal direction from the front end edge to the front end point of the second leg edge; and
first and second transversely opposed back side edges, the first back side edge extending in the longitudinal direction from the back end edge to the back end point of the first leg edge, and the second back side edge extending in the longitudinal direction from the back end edge to the back end point of the second leg edge;
a first side seam at which the first front side edge is attached to the first back side edge and which defines a first side seam length, and a second side seam at which the second front side edge is attached to the second back side edge and which defines a second side seam length;
an elastomeric front body panel superposed on and attached to the front region of the outer cover layer, the front body panel comprising an elastomeric film laminate that extends transversely from the first front side edge to the second front side edge, that extends longitudinally along the first front side edge a distance at least 50% of the first side seam length, and that extends longitudinally along the second front side edge a distance at least 50% of the second side seam length;
an elastomeric back body panel superposed on and attached to the back region of the outer cover layer, the back body panel comprising an elastomeric film laminate that extends transversely from the first back side edge to the second back side edge, that extends longitudinally along the first back side edge a distance at least 50% of the first side seam length, and that extends longitudinally along the second back side edge a distance at least 50% of the second side seam length; and
an absorbent assembly superposed over the crotch region of the outer cover layer.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a disposable absorbent garment includes a unitary outer cover layer and first and second side seams which extend from a waist opening to a pair of leg openings. The garment includes elastomeric front and back body panels superposed on and attached to the front and back regions of the unitary outer cover layer. The front and back body panels each comprise an elastomeric film laminate that extend longitudinally along the respective outer cover layer side edges a distance at least 50% of the first side seam length and at least 50% of the second side seam length. The elastomeric film laminate can comprise an elastomeric film layer and a nonwoven layer, and a bodyside surface of the elastomeric film layer is directly adhered to the nonwoven layer, and a garment-side surface of the elastomeric film layer is directly adhered to the unitary outer cover layer.
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28 Claims
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1. A disposable absorbent garment defining a longitudinal direction and a transverse direction, the garment comprising:
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a unitary outer cover layer, the unitary outer cover layer defining; a front end edge, a back end edge longitudinally opposite the front end edge, and first and second transversely opposed leg edges positioned longitudinally between the front end edge and the back end edge, each leg edge having a front end point and a back end point, the outer cover defining a front region adjacent the front end edge, a back region adjacent the back end edge, and a crotch region positioned longitudinally between the front region and the back region; first and second transversely opposed front side edges, the first front side edge extending in the longitudinal direction from the front end edge to the front end point of the first leg edge, and the second front side edge extending in the longitudinal direction from the front end edge to the front end point of the second leg edge; and first and second transversely opposed back side edges, the first back side edge extending in the longitudinal direction from the back end edge to the back end point of the first leg edge, and the second back side edge extending in the longitudinal direction from the back end edge to the back end point of the second leg edge; a first side seam at which the first front side edge is attached to the first back side edge and which defines a first side seam length, and a second side seam at which the second front side edge is attached to the second back side edge and which defines a second side seam length; an elastomeric front body panel superposed on and attached to the front region of the outer cover layer, the front body panel comprising an elastomeric film laminate that extends transversely from the first front side edge to the second front side edge, that extends longitudinally along the first front side edge a distance at least 50% of the first side seam length, and that extends longitudinally along the second front side edge a distance at least 50% of the second side seam length; an elastomeric back body panel superposed on and attached to the back region of the outer cover layer, the back body panel comprising an elastomeric film laminate that extends transversely from the first back side edge to the second back side edge, that extends longitudinally along the first back side edge a distance at least 50% of the first side seam length, and that extends longitudinally along the second back side edge a distance at least 50% of the second side seam length; and an absorbent assembly superposed over the crotch region of the outer cover layer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A disposable absorbent garment defining a longitudinal direction and a transverse direction, the garment comprising:
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a front panel which defines a front panel end edge, a front panel crotch edge longitudinally opposite the front panel end edge, a front panel length extending longitudinally from the front panel end edge to the front panel crotch edge and measured at a longitudinal centerline, and first and second transversely opposed front panel side edges, the first front panel side edge extending in the longitudinal direction from the front panel end edge to the front panel crotch edge, and the second front panel side edge extending in the longitudinal direction from the front panel end edge to the front panel crotch edge, the front panel comprising a front panel elastomeric film which extends transversely from the first front panel side edge to the second front panel side edge and which extends longitudinally at least 70% of the front panel length; a back panel which defines a back panel end edge, a back panel crotch edge longitudinally opposite the back panel end edge, a back panel length extending longitudinally from the back panel end edge to the back panel crotch edge and measured at the longitudinal centerline, and first and second transversely opposed back panel side edges, the first back panel side edge extending in the longitudinal direction from the back panel end edge to the back panel crotch edge, and the second back panel side edge extending in the longitudinal direction from the back panel end edge to the back panel crotch edge, the back panel comprising a back panel elastomeric film which extends transversely from the first back panel side edge to the second back panel side edge and which extends longitudinally at least 70% of the back panel length, the back panel further comprising first and second back leg elastic members each extending along at least a portion of the back panel crotch edge, wherein each leg elastic member at least partially overlaps the back panel elastomeric film; a first side seam at which the first front side edge is attached to the first back side edge and which defines a first side seam length, and a second side seam at which the second front side edge is attached to the second back side edge and which defines a second side seam length; and an absorbent assembly extending between and interconnecting the front panel and the back panel. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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