Disposable absorbent article
US7901390B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 24, 1999 |
| Grant date | Mar 8, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 7, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F13/49014
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A disposable garment having a side elastomeric material and a waist elastomeric material is disclosed. The disposable garment has a front region, a back region, a crotch region between the front region and the back region. The disposable garment comprises a chassis, a waist elastomeric material, a side elastomeric material, and seams. The chassis has a topsheet, a backsheet joined with the topsheet, and an absorbent core interposed between the topsheet and the backsheet. The chassis has a central panel having a waist edge and side edges, an ear panel having a waist edge, and a waistband panel in the front region and the back region. The ear panel extends laterally outwardly from each side edge of the central panel. The waistband panel extends longitudinally outwardly from the waist edge of the central panel and the waist edge of the ear panel. The waist elastomeric material is joined to and extending continuously along the waistband panels in the front region and the back region so as to form a continuous extensible waistband in the front region and the back region. The side elastomeric material is joined to the ear panel so as to form extensible ears. The side elastomeric material…
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