US 12,064,323 B2
Disposable absorbent articles having cuffs of improved stretch laminate structure
Brandon Ellis Wise, Cincinnati, OH (US); Gary Dean LaVon, Liberty Township, OH (US); and Uwe Schneider, Cincinnati, OH (US)
Assigned to The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US)
Filed by The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US)
Filed on Apr. 12, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/227,451.
Application 17/227,451 is a continuation of application No. 15/846,349, filed on Dec. 19, 2017, granted, now 11,000,426.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/581,278, filed on Nov. 3, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/553,171, filed on Sep. 1, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/553,149, filed on Sep. 1, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/553,538, filed on Sep. 1, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/483,965, filed on Apr. 11, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/436,589, filed on Dec. 20, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2021/0228420 A1, Jul. 29, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61F 13/49 (2006.01); A61F 13/15 (2006.01); A61F 13/513 (2006.01); A61F 13/53 (2006.01); A61F 13/56 (2006.01); A61F 13/64 (2006.01); A61F 13/84 (2006.01); B05C 1/08 (2006.01); B29C 65/00 (2006.01); B29C 65/08 (2006.01); B29C 65/48 (2006.01); B29C 65/74 (2006.01); B29K 701/12 (2006.01); B29L 31/48 (2006.01); B32B 5/04 (2006.01); B32B 27/12 (2006.01); B32B 37/00 (2006.01); B32B 37/12 (2006.01); B32B 37/14 (2006.01); B32B 37/22 (2006.01); B65H 39/16 (2006.01); B65H 51/30 (2006.01); D01D 5/08 (2006.01); D01F 6/04 (2006.01); D04H 3/12 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 13/15593 (2013.01) [A61F 13/4902 (2013.01); A61F 13/49061 (2013.01); A61F 2013/15292 (2013.01); A61F 2013/15373 (2013.01); A61F 2013/15406 (2013.01); A61F 2013/15447 (2013.01); A61F 2013/1552 (2013.01); A61F 2013/15552 (2013.01); A61F 13/15601 (2013.01); A61F 13/15699 (2013.01); A61F 13/15739 (2013.01); A61F 13/15764 (2013.01); A61F 2013/15869 (2013.01); A61F 2013/1591 (2013.01); A61F 2013/15918 (2013.01); A61F 2013/15959 (2013.01); A61F 13/49012 (2013.01); A61F 13/49015 (2013.01); A61F 13/49017 (2013.01); A61F 13/49019 (2013.01); A61F 2013/49022 (2013.01); A61F 2013/49025 (2013.01); A61F 2013/49026 (2013.01); A61F 2013/49074 (2013.01); A61F 2013/49092 (2013.01); A61F 2013/49093 (2013.01); A61F 2013/51322 (2013.01); A61F 13/53 (2013.01); A61F 2013/530343 (2013.01); A61F 2013/53043 (2013.01); A61F 13/5622 (2013.01); A61F 13/64 (2013.01); A61F 2013/8497 (2013.01); B05C 1/0808 (2013.01); B29C 65/08 (2013.01); B29C 65/086 (2013.01); B29C 65/48 (2013.01); B29C 65/74 (2013.01); B29C 66/01 (2013.01); B29C 66/344 (2013.01); B29C 66/8141 (2013.01); B29C 66/83411 (2013.01); B29K 2701/12 (2013.01); B29K 2995/0046 (2013.01); B29L 2031/4878 (2013.01); B32B 5/04 (2013.01); B32B 27/12 (2013.01); B32B 37/0053 (2013.01); B32B 37/12 (2013.01); B32B 37/144 (2013.01); B32B 37/22 (2013.01); B32B 2305/20 (2013.01); B32B 2307/51 (2013.01); B32B 2307/726 (2013.01); B32B 2555/02 (2013.01); B65H 39/16 (2013.01); B65H 51/30 (2013.01); C08J 2300/26 (2013.01); D01D 5/08 (2013.01); D01F 6/04 (2013.01); D04H 3/12 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
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1. A disposable absorbent article in the form of a diaper or absorbent pant, comprising a central chassis structure having a longitudinal axis, front and rear end edges and left and right side edges, and comprising:
a liquid permeable topsheet, a liquid impermeable backsheet and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet;
left and right longitudinal barrier cuffs disposed respectively proximate the left and right side edges, each barrier cuff having a base portion joining to one or both of the topsheet and backsheet, a longitudinally-oriented, barrier cuff free edge, and a longitudinally elasticized band portion, the elasticized band portion comprising:
a first plurality of at least 25 laterally-spaced elastic strands, the strands having an Average Decitex no greater than 300 decitex, with lateral Average-Strand-Spacing no greater than 3.0 mm;
the first plurality of elastic strands being joined with at least a first layer of nonwoven web material;
the first plurality of elastic strands having an Average-Pre-Strain no greater than 250 percent; and
wherein the first plurality of elastic strands is disposed between the first layer of nonwoven web material and a second layer of nonwoven web material and wherein the first and second layers of nonwoven web material are adhered together by adhesive.