Patrick King Yu Tsang, Tuen Mun, Hong Kong; Anne Smid, Wolvega, The Netherlands; Andrew C. Wright, Rotherham, U.K.; and Eugenio G. Varona, Marietta, GA.
Assigned to DSG Technology Holdings Ltd., Kwai Chung, Hong Kong.
Filed: 8/17/21
Issued: 5/14/24
A disposable absorbent article comprising: a central body defining a first waist end region including a first end edge, a second waist end region spaced longitudinally from the first waist end region and including a second end edge, and a crotch region positioned therebetween; and an absorbent core situated between the end edges, the core including a plurality of elastics incorporated therewith such that the core is substantially laterally contracted in a narrowed region about the elastics; and wherein the core includes a plurality of laterally aligned slits penetrating through a surface in the narrowed region and the slits provide voids in said narrowed region when contracted by the plurality of elastics; and the slits provide voids in said narrowed region; and wherein said plurality of slits are arranged in longitudinally spaced apart rows, including a pair of rows longitudinally spaced apart from another and having a different number of said slits.