Absorbent articles comprising stretch laminates

US9533067B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• The Procter & Gamble Company · US

Inventors

• Marcus Schönbeck · Versmold, DE
• Henner Sollmann · Gronau, DE
• Georg Baldauf · Laer, DE
• Urmish Popatlal Dalal · Milford, US
• Miguel Alberto Herrera · Loveland, US
• Erica Lynne Locke · Cincinnati, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 30, 2014
• Grant date: Jan 3, 2017
• Expiry date: Dec 12, 2034

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61F2013/49023
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

An absorbent article includes a chassis comprising a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet, and at least one elastically elongatable panel joined to the chassis. The elastically elongatable panel includes a stretch laminate that has at least one cover layer, an elastomeric film attached to the cover layer, the elastomeric film having two surfaces and a skin on at least one of the surfaces, and an adhesive disposed between the skin and the cover layer. The stretch laminate has at least one anchoring zone and at least one stretch zone, the skin that is located in the anchoring zone has a plurality of wrinkles, and the wrinkles have furrows, and at least some of the adhesive is disposed in at least some of the furrows. An absorbent article including the stretch laminate is also provided.