US 11,850,128 B2
Garment-like absorbent articles
Alizha V. Smith, Wyoming, OH (US); Christopher S. Cameron, Cincinnati, OH (US); Nayda Liz Ramos Medina, Cincinnati, OH (US); Vanessa M. Melendez, Cincinnati, OH (US); and Brittany D. Canfield, Cincinnati, OH (US)
Assigned to The Procter and Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US)
Filed by The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US)
Filed on Sep. 19, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/575,684.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/821,485, filed on Mar. 21, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/737,367, filed on Sep. 27, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2020/0100949 A1, Apr. 2, 2020
Int. Cl. A61F 13/15 (2006.01); A61F 13/514 (2006.01); A61F 13/49 (2006.01); D04H 3/16 (2006.01); A61F 13/511 (2006.01); A61F 13/512 (2006.01); A61F 13/84 (2006.01); B32B 5/02 (2006.01); B32B 7/02 (2019.01); B32B 7/12 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 13/15585 (2013.01) [A61F 13/49 (2013.01); A61F 13/5126 (2013.01); A61F 13/51104 (2013.01); A61F 13/51401 (2013.01); A61F 13/51476 (2013.01); A61F 13/51496 (2013.01); D04H 3/16 (2013.01); A61F 2013/5127 (2013.01); A61F 2013/51178 (2013.01); A61F 2013/51452 (2013.01); A61F 2013/51486 (2013.01); A61F 2013/8497 (2013.01); B32B 5/022 (2013.01); B32B 7/02 (2013.01); B32B 7/12 (2013.01); B32B 2307/7265 (2013.01); B32B 2555/02 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An absorbent article comprising:
a lateral axis;
a front waist region on a first side of the lateral axis;
a back waist region on a second side of the lateral axis;
a liquid permeable topsheet;
a liquid impermeable backsheet;
an absorbent core positioned at least partially intermediate the topsheet and the backsheet;
an outer cover nonwoven material in a facing relationship with the backsheet, wherein the outer cover forms a first portion of a garment-facing surface of the absorbent article; and
a discrete, non-elasticized front belt comprising a first lateral end, a second lateral end, and a middle portion positioned intermediate the first lateral end and the second lateral end, wherein the middle portion is joined to the front waist region proximate to a waist edge of the absorbent article, wherein the discrete, non-elasticized front belt forms a second portion of the garment-facing surface of the absorbent article;
wherein the outer cover nonwoven material comprises a first pattern on the first portion of the garment-facing surface, the first pattern comprising:
a repeating pattern of apertures or bonds comprising a plurality of first repeat units;
wherein a portion of the first pattern within each of the first repeat units is substantially the same; and
wherein at least some of the first repeat units have a first repeat unit area in the range of about 25 mm2 to about 100 mm2 according to the Repeat Unit Measurement Test; and
wherein the discrete, non-elasticized front belt comprises a second pattern on the second portion of the garment-facing surface, the second pattern comprising:
a repeating pattern of apertures or bonds comprising a plurality of second repeat units;
wherein a portion of the second pattern within each of the second repeat units is substantially the same; and
wherein at least some of the second repeat units have a second repeat unit area in the range of about 25 mm2 to about 100 mm2 according to the Repeat Unit Measurement Test.