Refastenable absorbent article

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-8998873-B2
Application number	US-201113010062-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 20, 2011
Priority date	Jan 20, 2010
Publication date	Apr 7, 2015
Grant date	Apr 7, 2015

Abstract

An absorbent article is provided that comprises a front waist region, a back waist region, a crotch region disposed between the front waist region and the back waist region, a front waist end edge, a back waist end edge, a longitudinal axis extending from a mid-point of the front waist end edge to a mid-point of the back waist end edge, a first longitudinally extending side edge, a second longitudinally extending side edge, an exterior surface, an interior surface, a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between the backsheet and the topsheet. A portion of the front waist region and a portion of the back waist region are joined in a surface to surface relationship to form a pant comprising a first permanent side edge seam and a laterally opposed second permanent side edge seam. The first and second permanent side edge seams define an initial waist opening circumference and a pair of leg openings. The absorbent article comprises a first fastening component comprising a first fastening surface and a first attachment surface. The first attachment surface is disposed on the interior surface or the exterior surface of the absorbent article in the front waist region. The absorbent article comprises a second fastening component comprising a second fastening surface. The second fastening component is disposed on or forms a portion of the same surface of the absorbent article on which the first attachment surface is disposed. The initial waist opening circumference formed by the first and second permanent side edge seams is configured to be opened. The first fastening surface and the second fastening surface are configured to be refastenably engaged and separated with each other.

First claim

We claim:

1. An absorbent article comprising:
an absorbent article exterior surface that forms an outer-most garment facing surface;
an absorbent article interior surface that forms an inner-most wearer facing surface;
a front waist region, a back waist region, a crotch region disposed between the front waist region and the back waist region, a front waist end edge, a back waist end edge, a longitudinal axis extending from a mid-point of the front waist end edge to a mid-point…

Assignees

• Lavon Gary Dean
• Beck Theodora
• Henrich Thomas
• Meirose Aaron Joseph
• Smith Kevin Michael
• Seitz Aaron Duane
• Seitz Bret Darren
• Waye Bryan Keith
• Procter & Gamble

Inventors

• Lavon Gary Dean
• Beck Theodora
• Henrich Thomas
• Meirose Aaron Joseph
• Smith Kevin Michael
• Seitz Aaron Duane
• Seitz Bret Darren
• Waye Bryan Keith

Classifications

• A61F13/496 Primary

  Human Necessities · mapped topic

• A61F13/15699

  Human Necessities · mapped topic

• Y10T156/1051

  Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic