08.05.19
Michael Dale Trennepohl, Cincinnati, OH; Andrew James Sauer, Cincinnati, OH; and Donald Carroll Roe, West Chester, OH.
Assigned to The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH.
Filed: 9/27/17
Issued: 6/4/19
A method of constructing a pull-on disposable absorbent article comprising two leg openings and a waist opening, the article having a first waist region, a second waist region, and a crotch region disposed therebetween, the method comprising: forming a first elastomeric laminate comprising strands and a first nonwoven, wherein the strands are pre-stretched when attached to the first nonwoven; forming a second elastomeric laminate comprising strands and a second nonwoven, wherein the strands are pre-stretched when attached to the second nonwoven; forming a chassis comprising a topsheet, a backsheet, and a core therebetween; attaching the first laminate to a garment-facing surface of the backsheet such that a first seam is formed; attaching the second laminate to a garment-facing surface of the backsheet such that a second seam is formed; attaching the first and second laminates together to form a side seam; printing a first graphic object on the first nonwoven; printing a second graphic object on the second nonwoven; printing a third graphic object on a film of the chassis; wherein the third graphic object is different than the first and second graphic objects; wherein the first graphic object is adjacent to the side seam, and wherein the second graphic object is adjacent to the side seam; wherein the third graphic object is adjacent to the first seam, and wherein the first seam is disposed in the first waist region of the absorbent article; and wherein at least a portion of each of the first, second, third graphic objects are viewable from a garment-facing side of the pull-on disposable absorbent article.
Assigned to The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH.
Filed: 9/27/17
Issued: 6/4/19
A method of constructing a pull-on disposable absorbent article comprising two leg openings and a waist opening, the article having a first waist region, a second waist region, and a crotch region disposed therebetween, the method comprising: forming a first elastomeric laminate comprising strands and a first nonwoven, wherein the strands are pre-stretched when attached to the first nonwoven; forming a second elastomeric laminate comprising strands and a second nonwoven, wherein the strands are pre-stretched when attached to the second nonwoven; forming a chassis comprising a topsheet, a backsheet, and a core therebetween; attaching the first laminate to a garment-facing surface of the backsheet such that a first seam is formed; attaching the second laminate to a garment-facing surface of the backsheet such that a second seam is formed; attaching the first and second laminates together to form a side seam; printing a first graphic object on the first nonwoven; printing a second graphic object on the second nonwoven; printing a third graphic object on a film of the chassis; wherein the third graphic object is different than the first and second graphic objects; wherein the first graphic object is adjacent to the side seam, and wherein the second graphic object is adjacent to the side seam; wherein the third graphic object is adjacent to the first seam, and wherein the first seam is disposed in the first waist region of the absorbent article; and wherein at least a portion of each of the first, second, third graphic objects are viewable from a garment-facing side of the pull-on disposable absorbent article.