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Absorbent article with dynamic elastic feature comprising elasticized hip panels

  • US 5,575,783 A
  • Filed: 04/07/1994
  • Issued: 11/19/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/28/1992
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A disposable absorbent article having a first waist region, a second waist region having a central region and a side panel on each side of said central region, a longitudinal centerline, a lateral centerline, longitudinal edges, and end edges, the absorbent article having comprising:

  • a liquid pervious topsheet;

    a liquid impervious backsheet joined to said topsheet;

    an absorbent core having side edges and waist edges and being disposed between said topsheet and said backsheet;

    an elasticized side panel disposed in each said side panel of said second waist region, each said elasticized side panel being elastically extensible in the lateral direction; and

    an elasticized hip panel disposed in said central region of said second waist region at least longitudinally inwardly from said waist edge of said absorbent core toward said lateral centerline, said elasticized hip panel comprising a stretch laminate comprising a portion of said backsheet and an elastic hip panel member, at least a portion of said elastic hip panel member extending longitudinally outwardly from each said side edge of said absorbent core, said stretch laminate being mechanically stretched so that said backsheet is, at least to a degree, permanently elongated so as to not fully return to its original undeformed configuration such that said elasticized hip panel member is capable of elastically expanding beyond the original planar state of the absorbent article in at least the lateral direction to fit about the hips and buttocks.

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