Absorbent article with waistband
Absorbent articles comprising elastic waist members and methods of manufactured are disclosed. In an embodiment, an absorbent article may comprise a chassis including an absorbent body and a body facing surface. The article may further comprise a first adhesive disposed on the body facing surface of the chassis and an elasticated waist member coupled to the body facing surface of the chassis by the first adhesive. The article may still further comprise a second adhesive disposed on the elasticated waist member and a waist region covering material coupled to the elasticated waist member by the second adhesive.
1 . An absorbent article including a front waist region including a front waist edge, a rear waist region including a rear waist edge, a crotch region disposed between the front waist region and the rear waist region, a longitudinal axis extending in a longitudinal direction and a lateral axis extending in a lateral direction, the absorbent article comprising:
a chassis including an absorbent body, the chassis including a body facing surface;
a first adhesive disposed on the body facing surface of the chassis;
an elasticated waist member coupled to the body facing surface of the chassis by the first adhesive, the elasticated waist member comprising a plurality of elastic strands spaced apart in the longitudinal direction, the plurality of elastic strands enclosed by a first non-woven material;
a second adhesive disposed on the elasticated waist member; and
a waist region covering material coupled to the elasticated waist member by the second adhesive, the waist region covering material comprising a second non-woven material, different from the first non-woven material and having a loft that is greater than 1.0 mm,
wherein the first adhesive extends beyond a boundary of the elasticated waist containment member, and
wherein a portion of the waist region covering material also extends beyond the boundary of the elasticated waist member, the portion of the waist region covering material extending beyond the boundary of the elasticated waist member being coupled to the body facing surface of the chassis by the first adhesive.
2 . The absorbent article of claim 1 , wherein at least some of the second adhesive is disposed directly on the first adhesive.
3 . The absorbent article of claim 1 , wherein the second adhesive comprises at least two adhesive regions spaced apart in the longitudinal direction.
4 . The absorbent article of claim 3 , further comprising an unbonded region where the waist region covering material is uncoupled to the elasticated waist member disposed between the at least two adhesive regions, the unbonded region having a length in the longitudinal direction of greater than 10 mm.
5 . The absorbent article of claim 4 , wherein the unbonded region has a length in the longitudinal direction of greater than 20 mm.
6 . The absorbent article of claim 3 , wherein each of the at least two adhesive regions have lengths in the longitudinal direction of less than 10 mm.
7 . The absorbent article of claim 1 , wherein the waist region covering material has a lateral top edge and a lateral bottom edge, the lateral top edge being disposed closer to the rear waist edge than the lateral bottom edge, and wherein the lateral top edge is spaced from the rear waist edge by greater than 3 mm.
8 . The absorbent article of claim 1 , wherein the waist region covering material is a TABCW material.
9 . The absorbent article of claim 8 , wherein the waist region covering material has a basis weight of between 10 gsm and 50 gsm.
10 . The absorbent article of claim 1 , wherein the waist region covering material has a loft of greater than 1.5 mm.