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Elasticized waist integration member for disposable absorbent garments

  • US 4,808,176 A
  • Filed: 12/31/1986
  • Issued: 02/28/1989
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/31/1986
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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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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