US 11,654,061 B2
Absorbent articles with components for a uniform appearance
Jeromy T. Raycheck, South Lebanon, OH (US); Tanner L. Williams, Loveland, OH (US); and Christine A. Methena, Cincinnati, OH (US)
Assigned to The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US)
Filed by The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US)
Filed on Aug. 15, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/541,216.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/726,575, filed on Sep. 4, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/720,170, filed on Aug. 21, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2020/0060888 A1, Feb. 27, 2020
Int. Cl. A61F 13/49 (2006.01); A61F 13/56 (2006.01); A61F 13/514 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 13/4902 (2013.01) [A61F 13/49014 (2013.01); A61F 13/565 (2013.01); A61F 13/5148 (2013.01); A61F 2013/51409 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A taped absorbent article comprising:
a chassis comprising:
a topsheet;
a backsheet;
an absorbent core positioned at least partially intermediate the topsheet and the backsheet;
a front waist region;
a back waist region; and
an outer cover nonwoven material;
an ultrasonically bonded discrete ear laminate comprising:
a first nonwoven material;
a second nonwoven material; and
an elastic member positioned at least partially intermediate the first nonwoven material and the second nonwoven material;
the discrete ear laminate comprising a plurality of ultrasonic bonds; and
a joinder between a portion of the discrete ear laminate and the back or front waist region comprising:
an overlap of:
an adhesive bond;
a portion of the elastic member;
one of the ultrasonic bonds; and
a portion of the first nonwoven material; and
a portion of the second nonwoven material;
wherein the first nonwoven material comprises a garment-facing surface comprising a first nonwoven mechanical bond pattern; wherein the first nonwoven mechanical bond pattern extends laterally from adjacent to a first side edge to adjacent to a second side edge of the discrete ear laminate;
wherein the outer cover nonwoven material comprises a second nonwoven mechanical bond pattern, and wherein the first and second nonwoven mechanical bond patterns are substantially the same.