	US 11,903,804 B2
	Chassis design for absorbent article
Kumardipti Chatterjee, Indian Hill, OH (US); Jeromy Thomas Raycheck, South Lebanon, OH (US); and Michael Devin Long, Springfield Township, OH (US)
Assigned to The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US)
Filed by The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US)
Filed on Aug. 31, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/899,661.
Application 17/899,661 is a continuation of application No. 16/519,483, filed on Jul. 23, 2019, granted, now 11,458,046.
Application 16/519,483 is a continuation of application No. 15/186,820, filed on Jun. 20, 2016, granted, now 10,398,608, issued on Sep. 3, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/186,738, filed on Jun. 30, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2022/0409446 A1, Dec. 29, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61F 13/49 (2006.01); A61F 13/494 (2006.01); A61F 13/496 (2006.01); A61F 13/551 (2006.01)

CPC A61F 13/49015 (2013.01) [A61F 13/49 (2013.01); A61F 13/4906 (2013.01); A61F 13/496 (2013.01); A61F 13/49012 (2013.01); A61F 13/49017 (2013.01); A61F 13/49413 (2013.01); A61F 13/55105 (2013.01); A61F 2013/49082 (2013.01); A61F 2013/49092 (2013.01)]

12 Claims

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;

a first longitudinal edge and a second longitudinal edge;

a longitudinal centerline;

a chassis comprising a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and backsheet;

a back ear joined to the chassis in the second waist region;

wherein the first longitudinal edge, the second longitudinal edge, the first waist edge and the second waist edge define a chassis periphery; and

an elasticized component joined to the chassis and comprising an elasticized region;

wherein the elasticized region comprises an attachment zone, a first elastic member, and a second elastic member that is adjacent to the first elastic member, wherein the first and second elastic members are joined to the chassis in different manners in the attachment zone; and

wherein the elasticized region comprises:

the first elastic member having a first strain, ε₁; and

the second elastic member having a second strain, ε₂;

wherein the first strain, ε₁, is different than the second strain, ε₂.