US 12,279,934 B2
Wearable article having artwork
Koichi Morimoto, Beijing (CN)
Assigned to The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US)
Filed by The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US)
Filed on Mar. 17, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/122,979.
Application 18/122,979 is a continuation of application No. 16/847,707, filed on Apr. 14, 2020, granted, now 11,666,489.
Application 16/847,707 is a continuation of application No. 15/479,717, filed on Apr. 5, 2017, granted, now 10,660,801, issued on May 26, 2020.
Application 15/479,717 is a continuation of application No. PCT/CN2016/078775, filed on Apr. 8, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2023/0218447 A1, Jul. 13, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61F 13/514 (2006.01); A61F 13/15 (2006.01); A61F 13/49 (2006.01); A61F 13/496 (2006.01); A61F 13/505 (2006.01); A61F 13/84 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 13/15203 (2013.01) [A61F 13/49011 (2013.01); A61F 13/4963 (2013.01); A61F 13/505 (2013.01); A61F 13/51478 (2013.01); A61F 13/51496 (2013.01); A61F 2013/15243 (2013.01); A61F 2013/15284 (2013.01); A61F 2013/1591 (2013.01); A61F 2013/49092 (2013.01); A61F 2013/8497 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A wearable article, comprising:
a main body and a ring-like elastic belt comprising a front belt and a back belt;
a center of the front belt is joined to a front waist panel of the main body, a center of the back belt is joined to a back waist panel of the main body, the front and back belt each having a left side panel and a right side panel where the main body does not overlap, and the transverse edges of the front belt and the back belt are joined forming a first seam and a second seam to form a waist opening and two leg openings; wherein the front belt and back belt are discontinuous of each other;
the main body having a crotch panel between the front waist panel and the back waist panel, the main body comprising an outer cover layer at a most garment facing side and a backsheet attached to a body facing surface of the outer cover layer; wherein a longitudinal length of the outer cover layer is longer than a longitudinal length of the crotch panel and shorter than a longitudinal length of the backsheet;
a front belt artwork region disposed on the front waist panel where the outer cover layer is absent; and a back belt artwork region disposed on the back waist panel where the outer cover layer is absent; and wherein one or both of the front belt artwork region and the back belt artwork region comprises a belt artwork;
a transitional region disposed on the front waist panel and the back waist panel where the outer cover layer is present; and
a crotch artwork region disposed on the crotch panel comprising a crotch artwork;
wherein at least a portion of the belt artwork and at least a portion of the crotch artwork are on the backsheet, wherein an opacity of the outer cover layer is OC, wherein OC is from about 15% to about 70%.