02.04.21
Richard E. Finlayson, Raleigh, NC; and William W. Gaston, Greenville, NC.
Assigned to Attends Healthcare Products, Inc. Greenville, SC.
Filed: 12/11/15
Issued: 12/8/20
A disposable absorbent garment, comprising: front and rear waist portions each having a waist edge, a leg edge, and first and second side edges extending between the waist edge and the leg edge; and a central absorbent assembly having a first end, a second end, and first and second leg edges extending between the first and second ends, the central absorbent assembly coupled to the front and rear waist portions such that the central absorbent assembly extends between the respective leg edges of the front and rear waist portions, the central absorbent assembly comprising a liquid-permeable facing layer, a substantially liquid-impermeable backing layer, and a liquid-absorbent core positioned between the facing layer and the backing layer; where at least one of the front and rear waist portions comprises: a composite of an elastic sheet material and a nonwoven fabric layer, the elastic sheet material overlapping a respective end of the central absorbent assembly and extending toward the waist edge of the waist portion; a first plurality of elastic strands on both sides of the liquid-absorbent core, each of the first plurality of elastic strands having a first end laterally offset from the liquid-absorbent core and extending outward toward a respective leg edge of the waist portion, the leg edge different from the first and second side edges, where the first plurality of elastic strands do not extend across an entirety of the central absorbent assembly; and a second plurality of elastic strands between the liquid-absorbent core and the elastic sheet material, each of the second plurality of elastic strands extending laterally across a majority of the waist portion between the first and second side edges, and the second plurality of elastic strands being substantially parallel to the first plurality of elastic strands.
Assigned to Attends Healthcare Products, Inc. Greenville, SC.
Filed: 12/11/15
Issued: 12/8/20
A disposable absorbent garment, comprising: front and rear waist portions each having a waist edge, a leg edge, and first and second side edges extending between the waist edge and the leg edge; and a central absorbent assembly having a first end, a second end, and first and second leg edges extending between the first and second ends, the central absorbent assembly coupled to the front and rear waist portions such that the central absorbent assembly extends between the respective leg edges of the front and rear waist portions, the central absorbent assembly comprising a liquid-permeable facing layer, a substantially liquid-impermeable backing layer, and a liquid-absorbent core positioned between the facing layer and the backing layer; where at least one of the front and rear waist portions comprises: a composite of an elastic sheet material and a nonwoven fabric layer, the elastic sheet material overlapping a respective end of the central absorbent assembly and extending toward the waist edge of the waist portion; a first plurality of elastic strands on both sides of the liquid-absorbent core, each of the first plurality of elastic strands having a first end laterally offset from the liquid-absorbent core and extending outward toward a respective leg edge of the waist portion, the leg edge different from the first and second side edges, where the first plurality of elastic strands do not extend across an entirety of the central absorbent assembly; and a second plurality of elastic strands between the liquid-absorbent core and the elastic sheet material, each of the second plurality of elastic strands extending laterally across a majority of the waist portion between the first and second side edges, and the second plurality of elastic strands being substantially parallel to the first plurality of elastic strands.
