09.09.16
Kouichi Miyamoto, Kobe, Japan.
Assigned to The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH.
Filed: 11/12/13
Issued: 4/5/16
A disposable absorbent article having a longitudinal centerline, a lateral centerline, an outer surface and an inner surface, a front waist region, a back waist region and a crotch region disposed between said front waist region and said back waist region, said disposable absorbent article comprising: a liquid pervious topsheet; a liquid impervious backsheet having first and second side edges; an absorbent core disposed between said liquid pervious topsheet and said liquid impervious backsheet; a first barrier leg cuff comprising an elastic strand, wherein said elastic strand of said first barrier leg cuff is disposed inboard of said first side edge of said liquid impervious backsheet; a first elasticized outer leg cuff comprising a plurality of elastic strands that extend longitudinally in said crotch region, wherein at least a portion of said first elasticized outer leg cuff extends outboard of said first side edge of said liquid impervious backsheet; a second barrier leg cuff comprising an elastic strand, wherein said elastic strand of said second barrier leg cuff is disposed inboard of said second side edge of said liquid impervious backsheet; and a second elasticized outer leg cuff comprising a plurality of elastic strands that extend longitudinally in said crotch region, wherein at least a portion of said second elasticized outer leg cuff extends outboard of said second side edge of said liquid impervious backsheet; wherein said liquid impervious backsheet comprises a microporous film and said microporous film does not extend into said first or second barrier leg cuff.
Assigned to The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH.
Filed: 11/12/13
Issued: 4/5/16
A disposable absorbent article having a longitudinal centerline, a lateral centerline, an outer surface and an inner surface, a front waist region, a back waist region and a crotch region disposed between said front waist region and said back waist region, said disposable absorbent article comprising: a liquid pervious topsheet; a liquid impervious backsheet having first and second side edges; an absorbent core disposed between said liquid pervious topsheet and said liquid impervious backsheet; a first barrier leg cuff comprising an elastic strand, wherein said elastic strand of said first barrier leg cuff is disposed inboard of said first side edge of said liquid impervious backsheet; a first elasticized outer leg cuff comprising a plurality of elastic strands that extend longitudinally in said crotch region, wherein at least a portion of said first elasticized outer leg cuff extends outboard of said first side edge of said liquid impervious backsheet; a second barrier leg cuff comprising an elastic strand, wherein said elastic strand of said second barrier leg cuff is disposed inboard of said second side edge of said liquid impervious backsheet; and a second elasticized outer leg cuff comprising a plurality of elastic strands that extend longitudinally in said crotch region, wherein at least a portion of said second elasticized outer leg cuff extends outboard of said second side edge of said liquid impervious backsheet; wherein said liquid impervious backsheet comprises a microporous film and said microporous film does not extend into said first or second barrier leg cuff.