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US 8,235,963 · App. 11/599,851 · Granted Aug 7, 2012

Disposable wearable absorbent articles with anchoring systems

Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
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Patent No.
US 8,235,963
App. No.
11/599,851
Granted
Aug 7, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure include disposable wearable absorbent articles with anchoring systems. In an embodiment, a disposable wearable absorbent article includes an absorbent core and an anchoring system configured to anchor the absorbent core to a wearer.

Claims (54)

1. A disposable wearable absorbent article comprising:

a chassis;

a front;

a back; and

an anchoring system;

wherein the chassis includes a topsheet, an outer cover, and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the outer cover;

wherein the chassis defines a waist opening and a pair of leg openings;

wherein the absorbent core includes a front portion disposed in the front and a back portion disposed in the back;

wherein the anchoring system includes:

a first circumferential anchoring member with:

a first end overlapping the front portion and joined to the front portion at a first location,

a first middle disposed at least in part across the back, and

a second end overlapping the front portion and joined to the front portion at a second location; and

a second circumferential anchoring member with:

a third end overlapping the back portion and joined to the back portion at a third location,

a second middle disposed at least in part across the front, and

a fourth end overlapping the back portion and joined to the back portion at a fourth location.

2. The disposable wearable absorbent article of claim 1 , wherein:

the first end is directly connected to the front portion; and

the second end is directly connected to the front portion.

3. The disposable wearable absorbent article of claim 1 , including:

a first side disposed between the front and the back;

a second side disposed between the front and the back; and

wherein the first middle is joined to the second middle on the first side and on the second side.

4. The disposable wearable absorbent article of claim 1 , wherein:

the third end is directly connected to the back portion; and

the fourth end is directly connected to the back portion.

5. The disposable wearable absorbent article of claim 1 , wherein the first location at least partially overlaps the second location.

6. The disposable wearable absorbent article of claim 1 , wherein the third location at least partially overlaps the fourth location.

7. A disposable wearable absorbent article comprising:

a chassis;

a front;

a back;

a first side disposed between the front and the back;

a second side disposed between the front and the back; and

an anchoring system;

wherein the chassis includes a topsheet, an outer cover, and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the outer cover;

wherein the chassis defines a waist opening and a pair of leg openings;

wherein the absorbent core includes a front portion disposed in the front and a back portion disposed in the back;

wherein the anchoring system includes:

a first circumferential anchoring member with a first end joined to the front portion at a first location, a first middle disposed at least in part across the first side, and a fourth end joined to the back portion at a fourth location;

a second circumferential anchoring member with a second end joined to the front portion at a second location, a second middle disposed at least in part across the second side, and a third end joined to the back portion at a third location; and

a stabilizing band, directly connected to the first circumferential anchoring member and directly connected to the second circumferential anchoring member.

8. The disposable wearable absorbent article of claim 7 , wherein the stabilizing band is a continuous stabilizing band disposed continuously across the front and the back.

9. The disposable wearable absorbent article of claim 7 , wherein the stabilizing band is a front stabilizing band disposed at least in part in the front.

10. The disposable wearable absorbent article of claim 7 , wherein:

the first end is directly connected to the front portion; and

the second end is directly connected to the front portion.

11. The disposable wearable absorbent article of claim 7 , wherein:

the third end is directly connected to the back portion; and

the fourth end is directly connected to the back portion.

12. The disposable wearable absorbent article of claim 7 , wherein the stabilizing band is a back stabilizing band disposed at least in part in the back.

13. The disposable wearable absorbent article of claim 7 , wherein the first location at least partially overlaps the second location.

14. The disposable wearable absorbent article of claim 7 , wherein the third location at least partially overlaps the fourth location.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 12, 2007
From: LODGE, RICHARD WORTHINGTON; DESAI, FRED NAVAL; ROE, DONALD CARROLL; EHRNSPERGER, BRUNO JOHANNES; MACURA, ANNA; LANGDON, FRED; MAGEE, LUKE
To: PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY, THE
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Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 60811580 · Jun 7, 2006
Related Publication 20070287982A1 · Dec 13, 2007