Crimped fiber spunbond nonwoven webs / laminates

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10646381-B2
Application number	US-201715426095-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 7, 2017
Priority date	Nov 6, 2014
Publication date	May 12, 2020
Grant date	May 12, 2020

Abstract

Nonwoven webs/nonwoven laminates for use in absorbent articles are disclosed. The nonwoven laminate includes a first nonwoven web with continuous spunbond crimped fibers and a second web joined to the first nonwoven web. A plurality of apertures extend through at least one of the first nonwoven web or the second web. The nonwoven web includes a plurality of continuous spunbond crimped fibers wherein a plurality of apertures extend through the nonwoven web.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An article comprising:
a chassis having a topsheet, backsheet and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and backsheet; and
an elastic ear comprising:
a first layer comprising a nonwoven web, and a second layer comprising a film;
wherein the first layer and the second layer are joined together by ultrasonic bonding;
wherein the first layer comprises a first plurality of apertures, and a portion of the second layer is exposed through at least one of the first plurality of apertures; and
wherein the second layer comprises a second plurality of apertures, and a portion of the first layer is exposed through at least one of the second plurality of apertures.

2. The article of claim 1 wherein the nonwoven web comprises a crimped fiber spunbond nonwoven web.

3. The article of claim 2 wherein the crimped fiber spunbond nonwoven web comprises fibers having two different polypropylene polymers configured in a side-by-side configuration.

4. The article of claim 1 wherein the first plurality of apertures is disposed in a pattern.

5. The article of claim 1 comprising an additional layer comprising continuous spunbond crimped fibers.

6. The article of claim 1 wherein the first layer comprises a meltblown web.

7. The article of claim 1 wherein the first layer comprises a SMS construction.

8. The article of claim 1 wherein the elastic ear is disposed in the rear waist region.

9. The article of claim 1 further comprising a fastening system joined to the elastic ear.

10. The article of claim 1 wherein the elastic ear is integral with the chassis.

11. The article of claim 1 wherein the elastic ear is a separate component from the chassis.

12. The article of claim 2 wherein the crimped fiber spunbond nonwoven web is located on a garment-facing surface of the elastic ear.

Assignees

• Procter & Gamble

Inventors

• Arora Kelyn Anne
• Moss Stephanie Niezgoda
• Poondru Shirdish
• Mullane Timothy Ian
• Whitely Nathan Ray
• Hammons John Lee

Classifications

• A61F2013/51009

  characterized by the shape of the fibres · CPC title

• A61F13/45

  characterised by the shape (cup-shaped type tampons A61F13/2045) · CPC title

• A61F13/5116 Primary

  being formed of multiple layers (A61F13/5123 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B32B5/26

  another layer {next to it} also being fibrous or filamentary {(relative arrangement of fibres or filaments of different layers B32B5/12)} · CPC title

• B32B3/266

  characterised by an apertured layer, the apertures going through the whole thickness of the layer, e.g. expanded metal, perforated layer, slit layer regular cells B32B3/12 · CPC title