Leg gasketing index for absorbent undergarments
US6682516B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 16, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jan 27, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 23, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F13/4942
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An absorbent garment having standing leg gathers with improved leak containment capabilities, a method of making the absorbent garment, and a method of determining the leak containment capability of a standing leg gather are disclosed herein. In a first aspect, a method of determining a Leg Gasketing Index is disclosed herein and includes elongating a section of a standing leg gather and measuring the resulting elastic contractile force. In a second aspect, the present invention relates to an absorbent garment including standing leg gathers having a mean Total Leg Gasketing Index over three elongation cycles of at least about 4.75 kg*mm.
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