Length-to-waist silhouettes of adult disposable absorbent articles and arrays

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10821035-B2
Application number	US-201815879464-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 25, 2018
Priority date	May 8, 2014
Publication date	Nov 3, 2020
Grant date	Nov 3, 2020

Abstract

An array of packages may comprise three or more different sizes of disposable absorbent articles. The Product Length-to-Waist Silhouette of an array of three or more absorbent articles may be from about 0.9 to about 1.1 or from about 0.5 to about 0.7.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An array of packages comprising three or more different sizes of absorbent articles, the array comprising:
a first package comprising a first absorbent article having a first size;
a second package comprising a second absorbent article having a second size;
a third package comprising a third absorbent article having a third size;
wherein each of the first, second, and third sizes are different;
wherein the first absorbent article comprises:
a front waist region and a front waist edge;
a back waist region and a back waist edge;
a front belt disposed in the front waist region;
a back belt disposed in the back waist region;
wherein the front and back belts are joined at seams to form a waist opening and leg openings;
a plurality of elastic strands disposed along a portion of the leg openings;

wherein the second absorbent article comprises:
a front waist region and a front waist edge;
a back waist region and a back waist edge;
a front belt disposed in the front waist region;
a back belt disposed in the back waist region;
wherein the front and back belts are joined at seams to form a waist opening and leg openings;
a plurality of elastic strands disposed along a portion of the leg openings;

wherein the third absorbent article comprises:
a front waist region and a front waist edge;
a back waist region and a back waist edge;
a front belt disposed in the front waist region;
a back belt disposed in the back waist region;
wherein the front and back belts are joined at seams to form a waist opening and leg openings;
a plurality of elastic strands disposed along a portion of the leg openings;

wherein a Product Length-to-Waist Silhouette for each of the first, second, and third absorbent articles is from about 0.9 to about 1.1.

2. The array of packages of claim 1 , wherein each of the first, second, and third packages comprise the same brand name.

3. The array of packages of claim 1 , wherein each of the front and back belts of each of the first, second, and third absorbent articles comprise an elastomeric film.

4. The array of packages of claim 1 , wherein the absorbent core comprises absorbent gelling material and cellulosic fibers.

5. The array of packages of claim 1 , wherein the second size has a greater Relaxed Product Waist Width than the first size, and wherein the third size has a greater Relaxed Product Waist Width than the second size.

6. The array of packages of claim 1 , wherein the seams are refastenable.

7. The array of packages of claim 1 , wherein the absorbent articles have a Relaxed Product Length greater than about 233 mm and less than about 352 mm.

8. The array of packages of claim 1 , wherein the absorbent articles have a Relaxed Product Waist Width greater than about 208 mm and less than about 358 mm.

9. The array of packages of claim 1 , wherein the array consists of the first, second, and third sizes.

10. The array of packages of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first, second, and third absorbent articles has a Product Length-to-Waist Silhouette selected from the group consisting of 1.1, 1, and 0.9.

11. An array of packages comprising three or more different sizes of absorbent articles, the array comprising:
a first package comprising a first absorbent article having a first size;
a second package comprising a second absorbent article having a second size;
a third package comprising a third absorbent article having a third size;
wherein each of the first, second, and third sizes are different;
wherein the first absorbent article comprises:
a front waist region and a front waist edge;
a back waist region and a back waist edge;
a front belt disposed in the front waist region;
a back belt disposed in the back waist region;
wherein the front and back belts are joined at seams to form a waist opening and leg openings;
a plurality of elastic strands disposed along a portion of the leg openings;

wherein the second absorbent article comprises:
a front waist region and a front waist edge;
a back waist region and a back waist edge;
a front belt disposed in the front waist region;
a back belt disposed in the back waist region;
wherein the front and back belts are joined at seams to form a waist opening and leg openings;
a plurality of elastic strands disposed along a portion of the leg openings;

wherein the third absorbent article comprises:
a front waist region and a front waist edge;
a back waist region and a back waist edge;
a front belt disposed in the front waist region;
a back belt disposed in the back waist region;
wherein the front and back belts are joined at seams to form a waist opening and leg openings;
a plurality of elastic strands disposed along a portion of the leg openings;

wherein a Product Length-to-Waist Silhouette for each of the first, second, and third absorbent articles is from about 0.6 to about 0.7.

12. The array of packages of claim 11 , wherein each of the first, second, and third packages comprise the same brand name.

13. The array of packages of claim 11 , wherein each of the front and back belts of each of the first, second, and third absorbent articles comprise an elastomeric film.

14. The array of packages of claim 11 , wherein the absorbent core comprises absorbent gelling material and cellulosic fibers.

15. The array of packages of claim 11 , wherein the second size has a greater Relaxed Product Length than the first size, and wherein the third size has a greater Relaxed Product Length than the second size.

16. The array of packages of claim 11 , wherein the seams are refastenable.

17. The array of packages of claim 11 , wherein the absorbent articles have a Relaxed Product Length greater than about 152 mm and less than about 241 mm.

18. The array of packages of claim 11 , wherein the absorbent articles have a Relaxed Product Waist Width greater than about 216 mm and less than about 358 mm.

19. The array of packages of claim 11 , wherein the array consists of the first, second, and third sizes.

20. The array of packages of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first, second, and third absorbent articles has a Product Length-to-Waist Silhouette selected from the group consisting of 0.7, 0.6, and 0.5.

Assignees

• Procter & Gamble

Inventors

• Seitz Bret Darren
• Lavon Gary Dean
• Trygier Jill
• Melendez Vanessa

Classifications

• A61F13/4963

  characterized by the seam · CPC title

• A61F2013/49041

  having a specific location other than covered by groups A61F13/49011 - A61F13/49019 · CPC title

• A61F13/49 Primary

  specially adapted to be worn around the waist, e.g. diapers, nappies · CPC title

• A61F2013/530343

  being natural fibres · CPC title

• A61F13/49011

  the elastic means is located at the waist region · CPC title