11.11.24
Kathleen Marie Lawson, Mason, OH; Jeromy Thomas Raycheck, South Lebanon, OH; and Jeffrey Will Crosby, Cincinnati, OH.
Assigned to The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH.
Filed: 1/31/23
Issued: 9/17/24
A taped diaper comprising: a first waist region, a second waist region, and a crotch region disposed between the first waist region and second waist region; a first waist edge and a second waist edge; a first longitudinal edge and a second longitudinal edge; a waistband; and a leg gasketing system, wherein the leg gasketing system extends from the first waist edge to the second waist edge; wherein the waistband comprises an extensible region, wherein the extensible region comprises a laminate comprising a nonwoven material and at least one elastic strand; wherein the at least one elastic strand has an installed elongation and an applied waistband strain, the installed elongation being a strain that the at least one elastic strand is under when combined with the nonwoven material to form the laminate and the applied waistband strain being a strain that the laminate is under when combined with the taped diaper; wherein the installed elongation is higher than the applied waistband strain; wherein the extensible region has an Extended Waist Feature Length (EWL), a Relaxed Length of the Waist Feature (RWL), and a Full Waistband Consolidation of between 95% and 237%, wherein the Full Waistband Consolidation=((EWL−RWL)/RWL)×100; wherein the waistband is present in the first waist edge and the second waist edge, and wherein the leg gasketing system is present in the first longitudinal edge and the second longitudinal edge; wherein the extensible region present in the first waist edge comprises a laminate having a different installed elongation versus the extensible region present in the second waist edge.
Assigned to The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH.
Filed: 1/31/23
Issued: 9/17/24
A taped diaper comprising: a first waist region, a second waist region, and a crotch region disposed between the first waist region and second waist region; a first waist edge and a second waist edge; a first longitudinal edge and a second longitudinal edge; a waistband; and a leg gasketing system, wherein the leg gasketing system extends from the first waist edge to the second waist edge; wherein the waistband comprises an extensible region, wherein the extensible region comprises a laminate comprising a nonwoven material and at least one elastic strand; wherein the at least one elastic strand has an installed elongation and an applied waistband strain, the installed elongation being a strain that the at least one elastic strand is under when combined with the nonwoven material to form the laminate and the applied waistband strain being a strain that the laminate is under when combined with the taped diaper; wherein the installed elongation is higher than the applied waistband strain; wherein the extensible region has an Extended Waist Feature Length (EWL), a Relaxed Length of the Waist Feature (RWL), and a Full Waistband Consolidation of between 95% and 237%, wherein the Full Waistband Consolidation=((EWL−RWL)/RWL)×100; wherein the waistband is present in the first waist edge and the second waist edge, and wherein the leg gasketing system is present in the first longitudinal edge and the second longitudinal edge; wherein the extensible region present in the first waist edge comprises a laminate having a different installed elongation versus the extensible region present in the second waist edge.
