Biaxial stretch garment
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1. A disposable absorbent garment, comprising:
- a chassis having a biaxially stretchable body side liner,a stretchable absorbent assembly including a continuous layer of absorbent material positioned adjacent at least one stretchable carrier layer, anda biaxially stretchable outer cover;
the chassis defining a pair of leg openings and a waist opening;
the absorbent assembly having a segmented layer bonded to the continuous layer with at least one tail at a first longitudinal end of the absorbent assembly and at least one tail at a second longitudinal end of the absorbent assembly;
wherein the absorbent assembly is positioned between the body side liner and the outer cover and at least one of the tails at the first and second longitudinal ends of the absorbent assembly is bonded to at least one of the body side liner and the outer cover.
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Abstract
A biaxial stretch, form-fitting, pant-like, absorbent garment has a stretchable outer cover, a stretchable body side liner, and a stretchable absorbent assembly. The outer cover and the body side liner are desirably biaxially stretchable. The absorbent assembly can either be biaxially stretchable or segmented with longitudinal stretch. The absorbent garment is easy to apply, has a self-adjusting feature, and delivers enhanced fit and comfort during use without restricting a wearer'"'"'s movement.
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18 Claims
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1. A disposable absorbent garment, comprising:
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a chassis having a biaxially stretchable body side liner, a stretchable absorbent assembly including a continuous layer of absorbent material positioned adjacent at least one stretchable carrier layer, and a biaxially stretchable outer cover; the chassis defining a pair of leg openings and a waist opening; the absorbent assembly having a segmented layer bonded to the continuous layer with at least one tail at a first longitudinal end of the absorbent assembly and at least one tail at a second longitudinal end of the absorbent assembly; wherein the absorbent assembly is positioned between the body side liner and the outer cover and at least one of the tails at the first and second longitudinal ends of the absorbent assembly is bonded to at least one of the body side liner and the outer cover. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A disposable absorbent garment, comprising:
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a chassis having a biaxially stretchable body side liner, a longitudinally stretchable absorbent assembly, and a biaxially stretchable outer cover; the chassis defining a pair of leg openings and a waist opening; the absorbent assembly having at least one stretchable carrier layer, a continuous layer adjacent the at least one carrier layer, and a segmented layer bonded to the continuous layer with at least one tail at a first longitudinal end of the absorbent assembly and at least one tail at a second longitudinal end of the absorbent assembly; wherein the absorbent assembly is positioned between the body side liner and the outer cover and the tails at the first and second longitudinal ends of the absorbent assembly are bonded to at least one of the body side liner and the outer cover. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A biaxially stretchable disposable absorbent garment, comprising:
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a chassis having a biaxially stretchable body side liner, a stretchable absorbent assembly including a continuous layer of absorbent material positioned adjacent at least one stretchable carrier layer, and a stretchable outer cover, the chassis defining a pair of leg openings and a waist opening; and wherein the absorbent assembly comprises a top carrier layer, a bottom carrier layer, a continuous layer between the top and bottom carrier layers, and a segmented layer bonded to the continuous layer; and wherein the continuous layer comprises a superabsorbent material.
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