EP0241041A2
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Absorbent garment
Assignee: Kimberly Clark Corp
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Filing: 1987-04-10
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2007-04-10
Abstract
Abstract The present invention provides a distinctive absorbent garment (10) which comprises a backsheet (12) having waistband portions (18) at each longitudinal end thereof, and intermediate portions (20) interconnecting the waistband portions (18), and marginal portions (26) along each lateral side edge of the backsheet (12). A liquid permeable liner sheet (14) is located in facing relation with the backsheet (12), and an absorbent body (16) is located between the backsheet (12) and liner sheet (14). The absorbent body (16) delimits waistband sections (52) at each longitudinal end thereof, delimits an intermediate section (54) interconnecting the waistband sections (52), and delimits a marginal contour (56) at each lateral side edge of the absorbent body (16). Each marginal side contour (56) has at least one collapsible notch section (58) formed therein. A fastening mechanism (70) is connected to the garment (10) for securing the garment (10) on a wearer.
Inventors
- 👤 Thomas H. Roessler
- 👤 Dan D. Endres
- 👤 Kenneth M. Enloe
- 👤 Andrew E. Huntoon
- 👤 Mary E. Lippert
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 10:24
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F13/00; A61F13/15; A61F13/51; A61F13/515; A61F13/511; A61F13/51121; A61F13/512; A61F13/5126; A61F13/53; A61F13/534; A61F13/535; A61F13/539; A61L; A61L15/00; A61L15/16; A61L15/42; A61L15/60; A61F13/45; A61F13/49; A61F13/49007; A61F13/49009; A61F2013/49068; A61F2013/49076; A61F2013/51002; A61F2013/51038; A61F2013/51042; A61F2013/51078; A61F13/514; A61F13/51401; A61F2013/51409; A61F2013/530131; A61F2013/530481; A61F2013/53445; A61F2013/5395
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
128 words
An absorbent garment (10), comprising: a backsheet (12) having waistband portions (18) at each longitudinal end thereof, an intermediate portion (20) interconnecting said waistband portions (18), and marginal portions (26) along each lateral side edge thereof; a liquid permeable liner sheet (14) which is located in facing relation with said backsheet (12); an absorbent body (16) which is located between said backsheet (12) and liner sheet (14), and which delimits waistband sections (52) at each longitudinal end thereof, delimits an intermediate section (54) interconnecting said waistband sections (52) and delimits a marginal contour (56) at each lateral side edge thereof, wherein each marginal side contour (56) has at least one collapsible notch section (58) formed therein; and fastening means (70) for securing said garment (10) on a wearer.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
128 words
An absorbent garment (10), comprising: a backsheet (12) having waistband portions (18) at each longitudinal end thereof, an intermediate portion (20) interconnecting said waistband portions (18), and marginal portions (26) along each lateral side edge thereof; a liquid permeable liner sheet (14) which is located in facing relation with said backsheet (12); an absorbent body (16) which is located between said backsheet (12) and liner sheet (14), and which delimits waistband sections (52) at each longitudinal end thereof, delimits an intermediate section (54) interconnecting said waistband sections (52) and delimits a marginal contour (56) at each lateral side edge thereof, wherein each marginal side contour (56) has at least one collapsible notch section (58) formed therein; and fastening means (70) for securing said garment (10) on a wearer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
37 words
An aborbent body as recited in claim 1, further comprising leg elastic members (50) located adjacent to the side edges of said absorbent body (16) and extending generally along the longitudinal direction (82) of the garment (10).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
61 words
An absorbent garment as recited in claim 1 or 2, wherein said absorbent body (16) has a plurality of apertures (30) which are formed at least partially therethrough and which define selected fold lines (60) spaced inwardly from the marginal side contour lines (56) of said absorbent body (16) and extending generally along the longitudinal direction (82) of the garment (10).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
37 words
An absorbent garment as recited in one of the preceding claims, wherein said liner sheet (14) is displaced into apex regions of said notches (58) and interconnected with another portion of the garment to form pocket depressions.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
42 words
An absorbent garment as recited in one of the preceding claims, wherein said absorbent body (16) has a plurality of apertures (30) formed at least partially therethrough, and said liner sheet (14) is interconnected to said backsheet (12) through said apertures (30).
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
38 words
An absorbent garment as recited in claim 5, wherein said backsheet (12) and liner sheet (14) are composed of thermally fusible material, and said liner sheet (14) is fusibly interconnected to said backsheet (12) through said apertures (30).
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
64 words
An absorbent garment as recited in one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising a bonding layer (28) which is located between said backsheet (12) and said absorbent body (16); and wherein said absorbent body (16) has a plurality of apertures (30) formed at least partially therethrough, and - said liner sheet (14) is interconnected to said bonding layer (28) through said apertures (30).
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
50 words
An absorbent garment as recited in claim 7, wherein said absorbent body (16) is composed of a thermally fusible material, wherein said liner sheet (14) is composed of a thermally fusible material, and wherein said liner sheet (14) is fusibly interconnected to said bonding layer (28) through said apertures (30).
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
37 words
An absorbent garment as recited in one of the preceding claims, wherein said apertures (30) are configured to define a plurality of quilt-like pocket depressions (30c) in at least a medial portion of said absorbent body (16).
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
25 words
An absorbent garment as recited in one of the preceding claims, wherein said liquid permeable liner sheet (14) has a plurality of apertures formed therethrough.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
43 words
An absorbent garment as recited in one of the preceding claims, wherein said apertures (30) are selectively positioned to also define longitudinally extending fold lines (60) which are inwardly located with respect to each marginal edge contour (56) of said absorbent body (16).
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
57 words
An absorbent garment as recited in one of the preceding claims, wherein said absorbent body (16) has a recess (64) formed into at least one longitudinal terminal edge thereof, and wherein a waist elastic member (90) is attached to said garment (10) substantially adjacent to said recess (64) for shirring a portion of the garment waistband (18).
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
37 words
An absorbent garment as recited in one of the preceding claims, wherein said absorbent body (16) has a contoured thickness with a greater amount of absorbent material in its medial portion than in its marginal edge regions.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
98 words
An absorbent garment as recited in claim 13, wherein said absorbent body (16) comprises: a primary absorbent layer (46) which defines waistband sections (52) at each longitudinal end thereof and an intermediate section (54) which interconnects the waistband sections (52), and which defines a general marginal contour (56) at each lateral side edge thereof; a supplemental absorbent layer (47) which is positioned in facing relationship with said primary absorbent layer (46), and which has a smaller cross directional width and a smaller longitudinal length than said primary absorbent body (46) having a greater amount of absorbent material therein.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
46 words
An absorbent garment as recited in claim 14, further comprising a middle absorbent layer (48) which is positioned between said primary absorbent layer (46) and said supplemental absorbent layer (47), and which has a longitudinal length less than the length of said primary absorbent layer (46).
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
36 words
An absorbent garment as recited in claim 14 or 15, in which the apertures (30c) penetrate through the supplemental absorbent layer (47), the middle absorbent layer (48), and at least into the primary absorbent layer (46).
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
32 words
An absorbent garment as recited in claim 16, in which the diameter of the apertures (30,30b,30) decreases from the bodyside of the absorbent body (16) in the direction towards the backsheet (12).
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