Absorbent articles and securement means

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9439811-B2
Application number	US-201113276843-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 19, 2011
Priority date	Oct 19, 2010
Publication date	Sep 13, 2016
Grant date	Sep 13, 2016

Abstract

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

What is claimed is:

1. A system of absorbent articles comprising at least a first absorbent article and a second absorbent article, each absorbent article of the system compromising:
a chassis, the chassis having a substantially rectangular shape 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, the first securement portion having a width extending in a lateral direction from the first longitudinal edge of the chassis first portion and a length extending longitudinally along the first longitudinal edge; and
a 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 the first absorbent article chassis length is a first length, the first absorbent article chassis width is a first width and the first absorbent article first securement portion width is a second width; and
wherein the second absorbent article chassis length is a second length different from the first length, the second absorbent chassis width is the first width and the second absorbent article first securement portion width is a third width, greater than the second width.

2. The system of absorbent articles of claim 1 , each absorbent article further including:
a third securement portion operatively coupled to the first portion of the chassis, the third securement portion having a width extending in a lateral direction from the first longitudinal edge of the chassis first portion and a length extending longitudinally along the first longitudinal edge; and
a fourth securement portion operatively coupled to the second portion of the chassis in a position longitudinally spaced from the third securement portion and configured to releasably attach to the third securement portion.

3. The system of absorbent articles of claim 1 , wherein when the chassis includes the first length, the apparatus is configured to fit a first range of users, and when the chassis includes the second length, the apparatus is configured to fit a second range of users, different from the first range of users.

4. The system of absorbent articles of claim 3 , wherein the first range of users is mutually exclusive from the second range of users.

5. The system of absorbent articles of claim 1 , the portion of the chassis being configured to absorb fluids includes a core have an embossed top side and an embossed bottom side.

6. The system of absorbent articles of claim 1 , the portion of the chassis being configured to absorb fluids includes a first core having an embossed top side and an embossed bottom side, a second core having an embossed top side and an embossed bottom side, and the bottom side of the first core is disposed in contact with the top side of the second core.

7. The system of absorbent articles of claim 1 , wherein the first securement portion comprises a stretch portion and a non-stretch portion;
wherein the stretch portion of the first absorbent article has a first stretch width and the non-stretch portion of the first absorbent article has a first non-stretch width; and
wherein the stretch portion of the second absorbent article has the first stretch width and the non-stretch portion of the second absorbent article has a second non-stretch width greater than the first non-stretch width.

8. The system of absorbent articles of claim 7 , the portion of the chassis being configured to absorb fluids includes a core have an embossed top side and an embossed bottom side.

9. The system of absorbent articles of claim 7 , wherein the stretch portion and the non-stretch portion are operatively coupled at a seam, a portion of the first securement portion configured to overlap a portion of the second securement portion such that the seam is disposed on the second securement portion.

10. The system of absorbent articles of claim 7 , wherein first securement portion further comprises a second non-stretch portion, and the stretch portion is disposed between the first non-stretch portion and a second non-stretch portion.

11. The system of absorbent articles of claim 10 , wherein the stretch portion and the first non-stretch portion being operatively coupled at a first seam, the stretch portion and the second non-stretch portion being operatively coupled at a second seam, a portion of the first securement portion configured to overlap a portion of the second securement portion such that the first seam is disposed on the first securement portion.

12. The system of absorbent articles of claim 11 , wherein a portion of the first securement portion is configured to overlap a portion of the second securement portion such that the first seam and the second seam are disposed on the first securement portion.

13. The system of absorbent articles of claim 7 , wherein the first absorbent article is configured to fit a first range of users, and the second absorbent article is configured to fit a second range of users different from the first range of users.

14. The system of absorbent articles of claim 13 , wherein the first range of users is mutually exclusive from the second range of users.

Assignees

• Love Daniel B
• Setoodeh Amin
• Donovan Bridget
• Medline Ind Inc

Inventors

• Love Daniel B
• Setoodeh Amin
• Donovan Bridget

Classifications

• A61F13/49058

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

• A61F13/49 Primary

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

• A61F13/536

  having discontinuous areas of compression · CPC title

• A61F13/49011 Primary

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

• A61F13/49012 Primary

  the elastic means being elastic panels · CPC title