Belted absorbent article
US6726670B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 12, 2001 |
| Grant date | Apr 27, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 31, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F13/64
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A belted absorbent article (10) having an absorbent structure (16) and a pair of opposed belt halves (12, 14) attached to the absorbent structure (16) via a respective joint (50). The joint (50) between each belt half (12, 14) and the absorbent structure (16) is designed such that when each belt half is subjected to a tension force of 35 N acting along the belt half and the direction of applied tension creates an angle (&agr;) to the transverse axis (T) of the absorbent structure, the following minimum average release times (t) of each belt half from the absorbent structure are attained:when &agr;=10°, t>>720 seconds;when &agr;=20°, t>>330 seconds;when &agr;=25°, t>>240 seconds;when &agr;=30°, t>>180 seconds; andwhen &agr;=40°, t>>75 seconds.
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