US 12,478,514 B2
Absorbent articles with frangible pathways and disposal features
Keith Richard Willhaus, Cincinnati, OH (US); Jeromy Thomas Raycheck, South Lebanon, OH (US); Jeffry Rosiak, Loveland, OH (US); Jason Edward Naylor, Loveland, OH (US); Kumardipti Chatterjee, Indian Hill, OH (US); Michael Devin Long, Harrison Township, OH (US); and Nicholas Alexander Taylor, Woodlawn, OH (US)
Assigned to The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US)
Filed by The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US)
Filed on Jun. 27, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/214,718.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/432,400, filed on Dec. 14, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/357,043, filed on Jun. 30, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/432,401, filed on Dec. 14, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/432,402, filed on Dec. 14, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/432,403, filed on Dec. 14, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/432,404, filed on Dec. 14, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/432,406, filed on Dec. 14, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/432,410, filed on Dec. 14, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/432,413, filed on Dec. 14, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0000627 A1, Jan. 4, 2024
Int. Cl. A61F 13/49 (2006.01); A61F 13/15 (2006.01); A61F 13/493 (2006.01); A61F 13/496 (2006.01); A61F 13/512 (2006.01); A61F 13/514 (2006.01); A61F 13/56 (2006.01); A61F 13/62 (2006.01); A61F 13/64 (2006.01); A61F 13/68 (2006.01); A61F 13/84 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 13/49011 (2013.01) [A61F 13/15585 (2013.01); A61F 13/15699 (2013.01); A61F 13/15723 (2013.01); A61F 13/15739 (2013.01); A61F 13/15747 (2013.01); A61F 13/15756 (2013.01); A61F 13/4902 (2013.01); A61F 13/493 (2013.01); A61F 13/496 (2013.01); A61F 13/5126 (2013.01); A61F 13/51478 (2013.01); A61F 13/5622 (2013.01); A61F 13/5644 (2013.01); A61F 13/565 (2013.01); A61F 13/5655 (2013.01); A61F 13/62 (2013.01); A61F 13/622 (2013.01); A61F 13/625 (2013.01); A61F 13/64 (2013.01); A61F 13/68 (2013.01); A61F 13/84 (2013.01); A61F 2013/15292 (2013.01); A61F 2013/15406 (2013.01); A61F 2013/15934 (2013.01); A61F 2013/49025 (2013.01); A61F 2013/49087 (2013.01); A61F 2013/8497 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An absorbent article comprising:
a first belt comprising an inner wearer facing surface and an outer garment facing surface, the first belt further comprising a laterally extending inner edge and a laterally extending outer edge, the outer edge positioned longitudinally outward of the inner edge;
a second belt, wherein laterally opposing end portions of the second belt are connected with laterally opposing end portions of the first belt at a first side seam and a second side seam to form a waist opening;
a chassis comprising a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core positioned between the topsheet and the backsheet, the chassis comprising a longitudinally extending first side edge and a longitudinally extending second side edge laterally separated from the first side edge by a first end edge and a second end edge longitudinally separate from the first end edge, wherein the chassis comprises a chassis width WCH between the first side edge and the second side edge, and wherein longitudinally opposing end regions of the chassis are connected with the first belt and the second belt;
a frangible pathway in the first belt extending between the inner edge and the outer edge of the first belt;
a fastener component positioned on the inner wearer facing surface of the first belt and laterally between the frangible pathway and the first side seam;
wherein the first belt is separable along the frangible pathway to define a first belt zone and a second belt zone, wherein the first belt zone comprises a portion of the first belt positioned laterally between the first side seam and the second belt zone, wherein the first belt zone defines an extended first belt zone width WFBZE in a fully extended state from the first side seam to an outer edge of the fastener component located furthest from the first side seam;
wherein the fastener component is adapted to refastenably connect the first belt zone with at least one other component of the absorbent article in a disposal configuration;
wherein the second belt defines a second belt extension that extends between the first side edge of the chassis and the side seam in a fully extended state to define an extended second belt extension width WSBEE1;
wherein extended the first belt zone width WFBZE is greater than the second belt extension width WSBEE1 and less than a sum of the extended second belt extension width WSBEE1 and the chassis width WCH; and
a disposal wrap defined by a combination of the second belt extension and the first belt zone, wherein in a fully extended state, the disposal wrap defines a disposal wrap width WDWE1 extending between the first side edge of the chassis and the outer edge of the fastener component, and wherein the disposal wrap width WDWE1 is greater than the chassis width WCH.