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Routing of leg elastic to reduce stresses in a stretchable outer diaper cover

  • US 4,770,656 A
  • Filed: 12/31/1986
  • Issued: 09/13/1988
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/31/1986
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An anatomically form-fitting, generally self-adjusting disposable absorbent garment comprising:

  • a breathable elastomeric nonwoven outer cover wherein an elastic nonwoven web is 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 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 and a liquid permeable bodyside liner, with an absorbent composite disposed therebetween;

    attachment means for attaching and integrating said insert to said outer cover while allowing substantially unrestricted functional stretchability thereof; and

    a pair of supplemental leg elastic members extending about said leg openings and operatively tensioned state relative to said outer cover in at least those outermost portions of said leg openings adjacent the inner thigh region of a wearer, reducing stress concentrations associated with said leg openings.

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