US 12,226,294 B2
Absorbent article with elasticized waist region
Kumardipti Chatterjee, Indian Hill, OH (US); and Jeromy Thomas Raycheck, South Lebanon, OH (US)
Assigned to The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US)
Filed by The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US)
Filed on Nov. 17, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/512,123.
Application 18/512,123 is a continuation of application No. 17/846,085, filed on Jun. 22, 2022, granted, now 11,857,400.
Application 17/846,085 is a continuation of application No. 16/528,753, filed on Aug. 1, 2019, granted, now 11,413,196, issued on Aug. 16, 2022.
Application 16/528,753 is a continuation of application No. 15/186,866, filed on Jun. 20, 2016, granted, now 10,406,040, issued on Sep. 10, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/186,746, filed on Jun. 30, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2024/0091072 A1, Mar. 21, 2024
Int. Cl. A61F 13/49 (2006.01); A61F 13/494 (2006.01); A61F 13/514 (2006.01); A61F 13/551 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 13/49 (2013.01) [A61F 13/49011 (2013.01); A61F 13/4902 (2013.01); A61F 13/49406 (2013.01); A61F 13/49466 (2013.01); A61F 13/51476 (2013.01); A61F 13/55105 (2013.01); A61F 2013/49038 (2013.01); A61F 2013/49093 (2013.01); A61F 2013/49493 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A disposable absorbent article for wearing about the lower torso of a wearer, the disposable absorbent article comprising:
a first waist region having a first waist edge, a second waist region having a second waist edge, a crotch region disposed between the first and second waist regions; and a first longitudinal edge and a second longitudinal edge;
a chassis comprising a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and backsheet;
an elasticized waist gasketing element joined to the chassis in the first waist region, wherein the elasticized waist gasketing element comprises a single, continuous substrate, wherein the single, continuous substrate comprises a folded edge that defines an inboard lateral edge of the elasticized waist gasketing element and wherein the single, continuous substrate comprises two material edges that define an outboard lateral edge of the elasticized waist gasketing element;
wherein the elasticized waist gasketing element comprises an outboard pocket contraction force inboard of the first waist edge, and an inboard pocket contraction force disposed inboard of the outboard pocket contraction force, wherein the inboard pocket contraction force is greater than the outboard contraction force; and
wherein the elasticized waist gasketing element comprises an array comprising at least two sets of elastic members, wherein two sets differ in aggregate force.