Absorbent articles and methods of manufacturing the same

US2016354261A1 · US · A1

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Publication numberUS-2016354261-A1
Application numberUS-201615241477-A
CountryUS
Kind codeA1
Filing dateAug 19, 2016
Priority dateOct 19, 2010
Publication dateDec 8, 2016
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Abstract

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An absorbent article includes a chassis having a substantially rectangular shape a first portion, a second portion and a crotch portion extending between the first and second portion, a portion of the chassis being configured to absorb fluids. The absorbent article includes a first securement portion operatively coupled to the first portion of the chassis. The absorbent article includes a second securement portion operatively coupled to the second portion of the chassis and configured to releasably attach to the first securement portion. The chassis is configured to include one of a first chassis length or a second chassis length. When the chassis includes the first length, the chassis includes a first width and the first securement portion includes a second width, and when the chassis includes the second length, the chassis includes the first width and the first securement portion includes a third width, greater than the second width.

First claim

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What is claimed is: 1 . A system of absorbent articles comprising a first absorbent article and a second absorbent article, each absorbent article of the system comprising: a chassis, the chassis including a length extending in a longitudinal direction from the back to the front of a user and a width extending in a lateral direction substantially perpendicular to the length between first and second longitudinal edges, the chassis comprising a first portion, a second portion and a crotch portion extending between the first and second portion, a portion of the chassis being configured to absorb fluids; a first securement portion operatively coupled to the first portion of the chassis; a second securement portion having a stretch portion and a non-stretch portion, the second securement portion operatively coupled to the second portion of the chassis in a position longitudinally spaced from the first securement portion and configured to releasably attach to the first securement portion; wherein for the first absorbent article, the chassis length is a first length, the stretch portion of the second securement portion has a first width and the non-stretch portion of the second securement portion has a second width; and wherein for the second absorbent article, the chassis length is a second length different from the first length, the stretch portion of the second securement portion has the first width and the non-stretch portion of the second securement portion has a third width greater than the second width.

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  • specially adapted for sanitary napkins or the like · CPC title

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

  • having preferential bending zones, e.g. fold lines or grooves · CPC title

  • the elastic means being elastic panels · CPC title

  • characterised by the modular concept of constructing the diaper · CPC title

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What does patent US2016354261A1 cover?
An absorbent article includes a chassis having a substantially rectangular shape a first portion, a second portion and a crotch portion extending between the first and second portion, a portion of the chassis being configured to absorb fluids. The absorbent article includes a first securement portion operatively coupled to the first portion of the chassis. The absorbent article includes a secon…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Medline Ind Inc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification A61F13/49012. Mapped technology areas include Human Necessities.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Thu Dec 08 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (A1). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).