Absorbent Article with Waist Gasketing Element and Leg Cuffs

Jeromy Thomas Raycheck, South Lebanon, OH; Abhishek Prakash Surushe, Schwalbach am Taunus, Germany; Zachary Aaron Freije, Milford, OH; Cornelia Beate Martynus, Nidderau-Ostheim, Germany; Donald Carroll Roe, West Chester, OH; Andrew James Sauer, Cincinnati, OH; Christopher Erin Kiger, Union Township, OH; and Sara Lyn Giovanni, Cincinnati, OH.

Assigned to The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH.

Filed: 4/12/23
Issued: 6/16/26

A disposable absorbent article for wearing about the lower torso of a wearer, the disposable absorbent article comprising: a first waist region, a second waist region, a crotch region disposed between the first and second waist regions; a first waist edge and a second waist edge; and a first longitudinal edge and a second longitudinal edge; wherein the disposable absorbent article comprises: a topsheet; a backsheet; and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet; a leg gasketing system and at least one waist gasketing element; wherein the leg gasketing system comprises a web of material forming an inner cuff and an outer cuff; wherein the inner cuff comprises an inner cuff folded edge and an inner cuff material edge and the outer cuff comprises an outer cuff material edge, such that the web of material is folded laterally outward to form the inner cuff folded edge; wherein at least a portion of the web of material between the inner cuff folded edge and the outer cuff material edge is attached to the topsheet in the first waist region, the second waist region and the crotch region; a waist gasketing element comprising an inboard lateral edge, an outboard lateral edge, and two longitudinal edges; wherein the waist gasketing element further comprises a continuous web material formed to comprise a waist gasketing element first material edge, a waist gasketing element second material edge, and a waist gasketing element folded edge, wherein in the waist gasketing element folded edge defines the inboard lateral edge, wherein the waist gasketing element first material edge is attached to the continuous web of material between the waist gasketing element folded edge and the waist gasketing element second material edge by at least one waist gasketing element bond, and wherein at least a portion of the web of material between the waist gasketing element folded edge and waist gasketing element second material edge is attached to the topsheet; elastic strands bonded with the continuous web of material; wherein waist gasketing element is connected with the topsheet and the leg gasketing system, such that at least a portion of the outboard lateral edge of the waist gasketing element is attached to the topsheet and at least a portion of the outboard lateral edge of the waist gasketing element is attached to the web of material forming the leg gasketing system; and wherein the inboard lateral edge of the waist gasketing element is unattached to the topsheet to form a waist gasketing element pocket; and wherein at least a portion of the inboard lateral edge of the waist gasketing element is attached to the leg gasketing system.