WO2002013740B1 - Absorbent garment with asymmetrical leg elastic tension - Google Patents

Absorbent garment with asymmetrical leg elastic tension

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Publication number
WO2002013740B1
WO2002013740B1 PCT/US2001/022428 US0122428W WO0213740B1 WO 2002013740 B1 WO2002013740 B1 WO 2002013740B1 US 0122428 W US0122428 W US 0122428W WO 0213740 B1 WO0213740 B1 WO 0213740B1
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Prior art keywords
absorbent garment
leg openings
anterior
posterior
elastic members
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Application number
PCT/US2001/022428
Other languages
French (fr)
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WO2002013740A1 (en
Inventor
Robert Lee Popp
Robert Eugene Vogt
Joseph D Coenen
Shawn A Quereshi
Minh Toan Thanh Le
Original Assignee
Kimberly Clark Co
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Application filed by Kimberly Clark Co filed Critical Kimberly Clark Co
Priority to MXPA03001123A priority Critical patent/MXPA03001123A/en
Priority to KR1020037002172A priority patent/KR100781016B1/en
Priority to BRPI0113230-0A priority patent/BR0113230B1/en
Priority to DE10196518T priority patent/DE10196518B3/en
Priority to GB0305932A priority patent/GB2383518B/en
Priority to AU2001273521A priority patent/AU2001273521A1/en
Publication of WO2002013740A1 publication Critical patent/WO2002013740A1/en
Publication of WO2002013740B1 publication Critical patent/WO2002013740B1/en

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Classifications

    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F13/00—Bandages or dressings; Absorbent pads
    • A61F13/15—Absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, swabs or tampons for external or internal application to the body; Supporting or fastening means therefor; Tampon applicators
    • A61F13/45—Absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, swabs or tampons for external or internal application to the body; Supporting or fastening means therefor; Tampon applicators characterised by the shape
    • A61F13/49—Absorbent articles specially adapted to be worn around the waist, e.g. diapers
    • A61F13/496—Absorbent articles specially adapted to be worn around the waist, e.g. diapers in the form of pants or briefs
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F13/00—Bandages or dressings; Absorbent pads
    • A61F13/15—Absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, swabs or tampons for external or internal application to the body; Supporting or fastening means therefor; Tampon applicators
    • A61F13/45—Absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, swabs or tampons for external or internal application to the body; Supporting or fastening means therefor; Tampon applicators characterised by the shape
    • A61F13/49—Absorbent articles specially adapted to be worn around the waist, e.g. diapers
    • A61F13/49007—Form-fitting, self-adjusting disposable diapers
    • A61F13/49009—Form-fitting, self-adjusting disposable diapers with elastic means
    • A61F13/49017—Form-fitting, self-adjusting disposable diapers with elastic means the elastic means being located at the crotch region
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F13/00—Bandages or dressings; Absorbent pads
    • A61F13/15—Absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, swabs or tampons for external or internal application to the body; Supporting or fastening means therefor; Tampon applicators
    • A61F13/15577—Apparatus or processes for manufacturing
    • A61F13/15585—Apparatus or processes for manufacturing of babies' napkins, e.g. diapers
    • A61F13/15593—Apparatus or processes for manufacturing of babies' napkins, e.g. diapers having elastic ribbons fixed thereto; Devices for applying the ribbons

Abstract

A pant-like absorbent garment adapted to the non-symmetrical nature and leakage demands of the anatomy of the human body has asymmetrical pressure around the leg openings with respect to the wearer's anterior and posterior sides. Elastic members are bonded about the leg openings with either higher tension on the posterior side and lower tension on the interior side or higher tension on the anterior side and lower tension on the posterior side, depending on the intended wearer's level of activity. The resulting garments have optimized comfort, fit and containment about the leg openings.

Claims

[received by the International Bureau on 22 March 2002 (22.03.02); original claim 1, 8 and 18 amended; new claims 24-30 added; remaining claims unchanged (3 pages)]
I . An absorbent garment, comprising: a waste containment section comprising an anterior side and a posterior side and defining first and second leg openings, a waist opening, and a crotch area between the anterior side and the posterior side; and a plurality of elastic members bonded to the absorbent garment about the leg openings and extending continuously from the anterior side to the posterior side; wherein tension in the bonded elastic members is asymmetrical about the leg openings with respect to the anterior and posterior sides.
8. The absorbent garment of Claim 1 further comprising stretchable side panels connecting the anterior and posterior sides in a transverse direction.
9. The absorbent garment of Claim 1 wherein the waste containment section further comprises an absorbent layer and a substantially liquid-impermeable outer cover layer.
10. The absorbent garment of Claim 9, wherein the waste containment section further comprises a liquid-permeable body side liner.
I I . The absorbent garment of Claim 10, wherein the waste containment section further comprises a surge layer between the body side liner and the absorbent layer.
12. The absorbent garment of Claim 9, wherein the outer cover comprises a plurality of layers, at least one of which is substantially liquid-impermeable.
13. The absorbent garment of Claim 1, wherein the waste containment section further comprises elastic bands near the waist opening.
14. The absorbent garment of Claim 1, comprising a diaper.
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15. The absorbent garment of Claim 1, comprising swim wear.
16. The absorbent garment of Claim 1, comprising child training pants.
17. The absorbent garment of Claim 1, comprising an incontinence product.
18. An absorbent garment, comprising: a waste containment section comprising an anterior side and a posterior side and defining first and second leg openings, a waist opening, and a crotch area between the anterior side and the posterior side; and a plurality of elastic members bonded to the absorbent garment about the leg openings and extending continuously from the anterior side to the posterior side; wherein tension in the bonded elastic members is greater on the anterior side of the leg openings than on the posterior side of the leg openings.
20. The absorbent garment of Claim 18 wherein tension in the bonded members is greater in the crotch area of the leg openings than on the posterior side of the leg openings.
24. An absorbent garment, comprising: a waste containment section comprising an anterior side and a posterior side and defining first and second leg openings, a waist opening, and a crotch area between the anterior side and the posterior side; and a plurality of elastic members bonded to the absorbent garment about the leg openings and extending continuously from the anterior side to the posterior side; wherein a tension profile in at least one of the elastic members varies relative to a tension profile in an adjacent one of the elastic members.
25. The absorbent garment of Claim 24 further comprising stretchable side panels connecting the anterior and posterior sides in a transverse direction.
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26. The absorbent garment of Claim 24 wherein the waste containment section further comprises an absorbent layer and a substantially liquid-impermeable outer cover layer.
27. The absorbent garment of Claim 26, wherein the waste containment section further comprises a liquid-permeable body side liner.
28. The absorbent garment of Claim 27, wherein the waste containment section further comprises a surge layer between the body side liner and the absorbent layer.
29. The absorbent garment of Claim 26, wherein the outer cover comprises a plurality of layers, at least one of which is substantially liquid-impermeable.
30. The absorbent garment of Claim 24, wherein the waste containment section further comprises elastic bands near the waist opening.
28 STATEMENT UNDER ARTICLE 19(1)
Claims 9-17 and 20 remain the same, as originally filed. Applicant is
submitting replacement pages 22-24, inclusive, to replace original pages 22-25. Original
Claims 1, 8, and 18 have been deleted and replaced with new Claims 1, 8, and 18. New
Claims 24-30 have been added.
Claims 1 and 18 have been amended to include the limitation of the plurality
of elastic members extending continuously from the anterior side to the posterior side, to
clarify that the present invention does not contemplate the use of separate elastic members
in the anterior side versus the posterior side. Support for this amendment may be found
throughout the specification and drawings, and, in particular, on Page 9, lines 13-18 of the
description and in Figs. 3-6. Claim 8 has been amended to clarify the language of the claim.
Claims 24-30 have been added to cover the embodiment in which adjacent elastic members
have different levels of tension. Support for this amendment may be found throughout the
specification and drawings, and, in particular, on Page 13, line 4 - Page 14, line 14 of the
description and in Figs. 5-7
Applicant respectfully urges that this amendment of the claims is fully
supported by the application as originally filed and, thus, incorporates no new subject matter
into the application.
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MXPA03001123A MXPA03001123A (en) 2000-08-15 2001-07-17 Absorbent garment with asymmetrical leg elastic tension.
KR1020037002172A KR100781016B1 (en) 2000-08-15 2001-07-17 Absorbent garment with asymmetrical leg elastic tension
BRPI0113230-0A BR0113230B1 (en) 2000-08-15 2001-07-17 Absorbent clothing with elastic asymmetrical tension in the legs.
DE10196518T DE10196518B3 (en) 2000-08-15 2001-07-17 Absorbent garment with elastic leg closure elements having asymmetric tension and its use
GB0305932A GB2383518B (en) 2000-08-15 2001-07-17 Absorbent garment with asymmetrical leg elastic tension
AU2001273521A AU2001273521A1 (en) 2000-08-15 2001-07-17 Absorbent garment with asymmetrical leg elastic tension

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US09/638,703 US6635041B1 (en) 2000-08-15 2000-08-15 Absorbent garment with asymmetrical leg elastic tension

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