Abstract: A disposable absorbent article worn about the lower torso of a wearer includes at least one pair of side panels connecting a first waist region to a second waist region forming a waist opening and a pair of leg openings. Each side panel includes a waist region, a hip region and a leg region wherein the waist region, the hip region and the leg region differs structurally, functionally and visually to provide an improved initial fit and sustained fit while exhibiting a garment-like appearance.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 16, 2005
Date of Patent:
October 7, 2008
Assignee:
The Procter and Gamble Company
Inventors:
Donald Carroll Roe, Barry Robert Feist, Krista Beth Comstock, Lisa Jane Goodlander
Abstract: An apparatus and method for producing an elastomeric nonwoven laminate including a plurality of elastic strands joined to a nonwoven web in a controlled distribution is provided. The apparatus includes an extruder for extruding a plurality of elastic strands onto a cooled surface of a rotating drum, which transports the strands in parallel alignment to a nip formed between two rollers rotating about parallel axis. The drum transfers the plurality of strands to the nip in a controlled distribution where it is bonded with the nonwoven.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 2, 2003
Date of Patent:
April 18, 2006
Assignee:
The Procter & Gamble Company
Inventors:
Uwe Schneider, Christoph Johann Schmitz, Martin Geoffrey Scaife
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