Elasticized waist integration member for disposable absorbent garments
First Claim
1. An anatomically form-fitting, generally self-adjusting disposable absorbent garment comprising:
- a breathable elastomeric nonwoven outer cover, including a pair of leg openings, front and rear waist sections defining a waist opening, a crotch section situated between said leg openings and front and rear panels respectively situated between said front and rear waist sections and said crotch section;
an absorbent insert structure, superposable on said front and rear panels and said crotch section, including a liquid impermeable barrier, a liquid permeable bodyside liner, an absorbent composite disposed between said liner and barrier and opposed longitudinal ends attached to said outer cover at said waist sections; and
elastic integration means for attaching and integrating at least one of said opposed longitudinal ends of said insert to an associated one of said waist sections, including upper and lower borders attached to said associated waist section and said at least one longitudinal end, respectively, allowing said upper border to independently stretch with said attached outer cover while said lower border thereof remains in fixed position attached to said longitudinal end of said insert.
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Abstract
An anatomically form-fitting, generally self-adjusting disposable absorbent garment comprises an elastomeric nonwoven outer cover, including a pair of leg openings, front and rear waist sections fastenable with one another defining a waist opening, a crotch section situated between the leg openings and opposed front and rear panels separated by the crotch section. An absorbent insert structure is superposable on the outer cover and has opposed longitudinal ends thereof attached to the waist sections in selected waist attachment zones. An elastic integration member has upper and lower borders respectively attached to an associated one of the longitudinal ends and an associated waist section, allowing the upper border of the elastic member to stretch independently with the outer cover in the cross-body direction while the lower border of the member remains fixed with the insert. The elastic integration member may also be attached to the waist section in a tensioned condition to further gather the waist opening about a wearer. Either snaps, autogenous bonds or combinations thereof could be used to attach the elastic member to the waist or to the insert.
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31 Claims
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1. An anatomically form-fitting, generally self-adjusting disposable absorbent garment comprising:
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a breathable elastomeric nonwoven outer cover, including a pair of leg openings, front and rear waist sections defining a waist opening, a crotch section situated between said leg openings and front and rear panels respectively situated between said front and rear waist sections and said crotch section; an absorbent insert structure, superposable on said front and rear panels and said crotch section, including a liquid impermeable barrier, a liquid permeable bodyside liner, an absorbent composite disposed between said liner and barrier and opposed longitudinal ends attached to said outer cover at said waist sections; and elastic integration means for attaching and integrating at least one of said opposed longitudinal ends of said insert to an associated one of said waist sections, including upper and lower borders attached to said associated waist section and said at least one longitudinal end, respectively, allowing said upper border to independently stretch with said attached outer cover while said lower border thereof remains in fixed position attached to said longitudinal end of said insert. - 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, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. An anatomically form-fitting, generally self-adjusting disposable absorbent garment comprising:
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an elastomeric nonwoven outer cover comprising an elastic nonwoven web joined to one or more gatherable, nonwoven webs, including a pair of leg openings, front and rear waist sections together defining a waist opening, a crotch section situated between said leg openings and opposed front and rear panels separated by said crotch section; an absorbent insert structure substantially superposable on said front and rear panels and said crotch section, including a liquid impermeable barrier, a liquid permeable bodyside liner and an absorbent composite disposed therebetween; attachment means for attaching and integrating said longitudinal ends of said insert into said outer cover at selected front and rear waist attachment zones, including elastic integration means having upper and lower borders attached to an associated one of said waist sections, an associated one of said longitudinal ends, respectively, allowing said upper border to independently stretch with said outer cover while said lower border thereof remains in fixed position attached to said longitudinal end of said insert.
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