US 12,245,924 B2
Absorbent articles with elastics in multiple layers
Sarah Marie Wade, Springfield Township, OH (US); Tina Marie Glahn, West Chester, OH (US); Gary Dean Lavon, Liberty Township, OH (US); Diana Woehnl Juratovac, Columbus, OH (US); Kaoru Ishihara, West Chester, OH (US); Masaharu Nishikawa, Cincinnati, OH (US); Ronald Joseph Zink, Blue Ash, OH (US); and Anna Elizabeth Macura, Loveland, OH (US)
Assigned to The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US)
Filed by The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US)
Filed on Jan. 10, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/408,989.
Application 18/408,989 is a continuation of application No. 17/959,338, filed on Oct. 4, 2022, granted, now 11,903,803.
Application 17/959,338 is a continuation of application No. 16/881,050, filed on May 22, 2020, granted, now 11,491,056, issued on Nov. 8, 2022.
Application 16/881,050 is a continuation of application No. 15/820,552, filed on Nov. 22, 2017, granted, now 10,695,234, issued on Jun. 30, 2020.
Application 15/820,552 is a continuation of application No. 15/159,142, filed on May 19, 2016, granted, now 9,867,741, issued on Jan. 16, 2018.
Application 15/159,142 is a continuation of application No. 14/681,140, filed on Apr. 8, 2015, granted, now 9,370,453, issued on Jun. 21, 2016.
Application 14/681,140 is a continuation of application No. 13/893,889, filed on May 14, 2013, granted, now 9,023,008, issued on May 5, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/646,999, filed on May 15, 2012.
Prior Publication US 2024/0139036 A1, May 2, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61F 13/49 (2006.01); A61F 13/56 (2006.01); A61F 13/64 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 13/49011 (2013.01) [A61F 13/49012 (2013.01); A61F 13/49019 (2013.01); A61F 13/4906 (2013.01); A61F 13/49061 (2013.01); A61F 13/5622 (2013.01); A61F 13/64 (2013.01); A61F 2013/49088 (2013.01); A61F 2013/49098 (2013.01); F04C 2270/0421 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An absorbent article having a center chassis, the center chassis comprising a topsheet, a backsheet and an absorbent core, the absorbent article comprising:
a front waist region and a front waist edge;
a back waist region and a back waist edge;
an inner belt portion disposed in one or both of the front waist region and back waist region, the inner belt portion comprising a first elastic;
an outer belt portion disposed in one or both of the front waist region and back waist region, the outer belt portion comprising a second elastic;
wherein the first elastic is formed from one or more of an elastic non-woven, elastic strands, elastic films and elastic ribbons;
wherein the second elastic is formed from one or more of an elastic non-woven, elastic strands, elastic films and elastic ribbons;
wherein at least a portion of the inner belt portion and the outer belt portion overlap;
wherein the first elastic is separated from the second elastic by a layer of material;
wherein one or both of the inner belt portion and outer belt portion comprise a layer selected from a group consisting of a nonwoven, a film, and a laminate that includes a nonwoven and a film; and
wherein a portion of the inner belt portion overlaps a portion of the center chassis.