US4756709A
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Form-fitting self-adjusting disposable garment with a 3-section stretchable outer cover
Assignee: Kimberly Clark Worldwide Inc
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Filing: 1985-09-06
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Granted: 1988-07-12
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Expires: 2005-09-06
Abstract
Abstract An anatomically form-fitting self-adjusting disposable garment with a three-section resiliently stretchable outer cover (20) with a back waist section (64) resiliently stretchable in a cross body direction (71), a front waist section (66) resiliently stretchable in a cross body direction (75) and a crotch section (68) resiliently stretchable in a vertical direction (73).
Inventors
- 👤 Robert A. Stevens
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 01:23
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F13/00; A61F13/15; A61F13/45; A61F13/49; A61F13/49007; A61F13/56; A61F13/5622; A61F13/5633; A61F13/565
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
120 words
An anatomically form-fitting, generally self-adjusting disposable absorbent garment comprising: an elastomeric outer cover comprising opposed front and back waist sections defining a waist opening, a crotch panel situated between said waist sections, a pair of leg openings extending along opposed marginal sides of said crotch panel and opposed front and rear panels separated by said crotch panel, either of said front and rear panels being resiliently stretchable in a first direction; an absorbent insert structure superposable on a body-facing surface of said outer cover, including a liquid pervious bodyside liner and liquid impervious barrier with an absorbent core disposed therebetween; and attachment means for attaching and integrating said insert into said outer cover while allowing substantially unrestricted functional stretchability thereof.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
120 words
An anatomically form-fitting, generally self-adjusting disposable absorbent garment comprising: an elastomeric outer cover comprising opposed front and back waist sections defining a waist opening, a crotch panel situated between said waist sections, a pair of leg openings extending along opposed marginal sides of said crotch panel and opposed front and rear panels separated by said crotch panel, either of said front and rear panels being resiliently stretchable in a first direction; an absorbent insert structure superposable on a body-facing surface of said outer cover, including a liquid pervious bodyside liner and liquid impervious barrier with an absorbent core disposed therebetween; and attachment means for attaching and integrating said insert into said outer cover while allowing substantially unrestricted functional stretchability thereof.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
The garment of claim 1 wherein said front and rear panels are resiliently stretachable in a range from about 20% to about 200%.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
28 words
The garment of claim 1 or 2 wherein said first direction is a cross-body direction currently transverse to a line centered on the longitudinal axis of said garment.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
The garment of claim 3 wherein said rear panel is resiliently stretchable in said cross-body direction.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
The garment of claim 4 wherein said crotch section is resiliently stretchable in a direction different from said first direction.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
24 words
The garment of claim 5 wherein said crotch section is resiliently stretchable in a direction essentially parallel to the longitudinal axis of said garment.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
19 words
The garment of claim 6 wherein said front and rear panels are each resiliently stretchable in said cross-body direction.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
24 words
The garment of claim 2 further comprising full-length fastening means for securing said garment about a wearer while providing dimensional integrity to said garment.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
30 words
The garment of claim 8 wherein said full-length fastening means further comprise cooperable fixed-position fastening means located on said outer cover and releasably engageable with one another at discrete points.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
14 words
The garment of claim 2 wherein said outer cover comprises a hemmed waist opening.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
13 words
The garment of claim 10 wherein said outer cover comprises hemmed leg openings.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
11 words
The garment of claim 2 wherein said outer cover is breathable.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
13 words
The garment of claim 12 wherein said outer cover comprises a nonwoven fabric.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
13 words
The garment of claim 13 wherein said outer cover comprises a stretch-bonded laminate.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
22 words
The garment of claim 14 wherein said stretch-bonded laminate comprises an elastic nonwoven web joined to one or more gatherable nonwoven webs.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
14 words
The garment of claim 15 wherein said stretch-bonded laminar outer cover comprises a polyolefin.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
15 words
The garment of claim 16 wherein said elastic nonwoven web comprises an A-B-A' block copolymer.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
12 words
The garment of claim 1 wherein said attachment means comprises autogenous bonds.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
27 words
The garment of claim 1 or 16 wherein said insert is attached and integrated into said outer cover while said outer cover is in a stretched condition.
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