Disposable pull-on pant
US5569234A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 3, 1995 |
| Grant date | Oct 29, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 3, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F13/496
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Pull-on garments provided with a continuous belt in the front region and the back region to distribute the forces generated during use in order to better fit the pull-on garment on the wearer. In a preferred embodiment, the pull-on garment comprises a chassis layer comprising a continuous sheet that defines a front region, a back region, and a crotch region; a first belt layer joined to the chassis layer in the front region; a second belt layer joined to the chassis layer in the back region; elastic panel members positioned between the belt layers and the chassis layers which laminate is mechanically stretched to form elastically extensible stretch laminates in both the front region and the back region in the side panels; and seams joining the front region to the back region so as to form the leg openings and waist openings. The continuous chassis layer and belt layers thus form the continuous belt of the pull-on garment. Because the belt layers extend continuously laterally across the waist region and do not cover the entire crotch region, and because the chassis layer is thus exposed in the crotch region, the pull-on garment has a unique aesthetic feature which consumers perceive…
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