Absorbent article with waistband having contraction

US9566195B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• The Procter & Gamble Company · US

Inventors

• Kathleen Marie Lawson · Sharonville, US
• Jeromy Thomas Raycheck · South Lebanon, US
• Kathleen Ann Murphy Maciag · Cincinnati, US
• Raymond Scott Hamilton · Mason, US

Key dates

• Filing date: May 5, 2016
• Grant date: Feb 14, 2017
• Expiry date: May 5, 2036

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61F2013/49093
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A disposable absorbent article comprising a first waist region, a second waist region, a crotch region disposed between the first waist region and second waist region; a first waist edge and a second waist edge; the disposable absorbent article comprising a first waistband near the first waist edge and a second waistband near the second waist edge, wherein the Front-to-Back Delta Chassis Contraction is greater than about 9.0%.