Elastomeric disposable absorbent article and method of making same

US6149637A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• The Procter & Gamble Company · US

Inventors

• Patrick J. Allen · Cincinnati, US
• Tracey Elaine Beckman · Cincinnati, US
• John Blevins · Cincinnati, US
• Louis John Viltro · Hamilton, US
• William R. Vinnage, Jr. · Cincinnati, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 3, 1994
• Grant date: Nov 21, 2000
• Expiry date: Jan 3, 2014

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61F13/15601
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A disposable absorbent article, such as a baby diaper, a child's training pant, an adult incontinent garment, or the like, having an elasticized chassis which provides laterally oriented contractive forces about the lower torso of the wearer. In a particularly preferred embodiment, the absorbent article will resemble a skirt or, alternatively, a pair of "boxer shorts".