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Absorbent article with dynamic elastic waist feature having a predisposed resilient flexural hinge

  • US 5,221,274 A
  • Filed: 07/16/1992
  • Issued: 06/22/1993
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/13/1991
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A disposable absorbent article having a lateral centerline, and a lateral direction parallel to the lateral centerline, the absorbent article comprising:

  • a containment assembly comprising an absorbent core having side edges and waist edges; and

    an elastic waist feature at least extending longitudinally outwardly from one of said waist edges of said absorbent core, said elastic waist feature comprisingan elasticized waistband comprising(i) a shaping panel zone being elastically extensible in at least the lateral direction,(ii) a waistline panel zone resiliently flexurally joined with said shaping panel zone, said waistline panel zone being elastically extensible in at least the lateral direction, and(iii) a predisposed, resilient, waistband flexural hinge zone joining said shaping panel zone and said waistline panel zone for allowing relative flexural bending between said shaping panel zone and said waistline panel zone when forces are applied and for providing a restoring force to resiliently return said shaping panel zone and said waistline panel zone to essentially their preceding in-use configuration when the forces are removed.

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