US 12,303,364 B2
Absorbent articles including non-elasticated cuffs
Alexzandra Joan Spatholt, Cincinnati, OH (US); Edward Paul Carlin, Cincinnati, OH (US); and Joshua Andrew Williams, Cincinnati, OH (US)
Assigned to The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US)
Filed by The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US)
Filed on Nov. 25, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/693,743.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/772,750, filed on Nov. 29, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2020/0170850 A1, Jun. 4, 2020
Int. Cl. A61F 13/475 (2006.01); A61F 13/15 (2006.01); A61F 13/47 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 13/4758 (2013.01) [A61F 13/15203 (2013.01); A61F 13/4704 (2013.01); A61F 2013/15357 (2013.01); A61F 2013/15406 (2013.01); A61F 2013/4708 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An absorbent article having a longitudinal centerline, the absorbent article comprising:
a) a chassis comprising a topsheet and backsheet;
b) an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and backsheet, wherein a joining means is disposed on a garment-facing surface of the backsheet;
c) first and second non-elasticated cuffs provided on a body facing surface of the absorbent article on opposite sides of the longitudinal centerline, each of the cuffs having a proximal end attached to the chassis in an attachment area and a distal end extending towards the longitudinal centerline, wherein the width of each of the cuffs measured between the proximal end and the distal end is at least 3 mm, wherein each of the cuffs is formed of a single layer of material folded at the distal end to form at least two layers, wherein each of the cuffs has a cuff stiffness of at least 0.04 g*cm, wherein the joining means is disposed inboard of the attachment area,
wherein the absorbent article has a whole pad stiffness of at least 331 gf, wherein the distal end of each of the first and second non-elasticated cuffs extends towards the longitudinal centerline to cover from 10% to 70% of the absorbent core and at least 30% of the absorbent core remains exposed, and
wherein the first and second non-elasticized cuff have a stand up cuff height of greater than 2 mm.