09.07.18
Gary Dean LaVon, Liberty Township, OH.
Assigned to The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH.
Filed: 11/12/14
Issued: 8/7/18
An absorbent article, comprising: a front waist region, a back waist region, and a crotch region; a chassis comprising first and second nonwoven layers; an absorbent assembly comprising an absorbent core; wherein the first nonwoven layer is deformed to form altered and unaltered portions of the first nonwoven layer such that alternating ridges and valleys are formed in the first nonwoven layer; wherein areas of attachment are formed between layers of the absorbent assembly; wherein a first plurality of pockets are formed between the areas of attachment, the first plurality of pockets comprising superabsorbent polymer and airfelt; first and second barrier cuffs; wherein the first and second barrier cuffs are longitudinally extending, laterally opposed, and vapor permeable, and comprise longitudinally extending elastic elements; first and second ears disposed in the back waist region; wherein the first and second ears comprise fastening elements for joining the front waist region to the back waist region together to provide for forming a waist opening and leg openings; wherein the absorbent assembly is joined to the chassis, and wherein substantial portions of the absorbent assembly remain unbonded to the chassis.
Assigned to The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH.
Filed: 11/12/14
Issued: 8/7/18
An absorbent article, comprising: a front waist region, a back waist region, and a crotch region; a chassis comprising first and second nonwoven layers; an absorbent assembly comprising an absorbent core; wherein the first nonwoven layer is deformed to form altered and unaltered portions of the first nonwoven layer such that alternating ridges and valleys are formed in the first nonwoven layer; wherein areas of attachment are formed between layers of the absorbent assembly; wherein a first plurality of pockets are formed between the areas of attachment, the first plurality of pockets comprising superabsorbent polymer and airfelt; first and second barrier cuffs; wherein the first and second barrier cuffs are longitudinally extending, laterally opposed, and vapor permeable, and comprise longitudinally extending elastic elements; first and second ears disposed in the back waist region; wherein the first and second ears comprise fastening elements for joining the front waist region to the back waist region together to provide for forming a waist opening and leg openings; wherein the absorbent assembly is joined to the chassis, and wherein substantial portions of the absorbent assembly remain unbonded to the chassis.
