US Patent No: 8,277,432
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Shaped absorbent article with edge elastics
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Oct 2, 2012
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Nov 20, 2007
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12/743,124
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Abstract
An absorbent article includes a liquid-permeable topsheet, a liquid-impermeable backsheet and an absorbent core located therebetween. The fluid-permeable topsheet and fluid-impermeable backsheet extend beyond the absorbent core in at least the width (X) direction and are joined to one another in the area outside the absorbent core to form an edge-seam. The absorbent article also includes two elastic members, each elastic member extending along one longitudinal edge of the absorbent core such that—along a major portion of the extension of the elastic members in the length (Y) direction—the elastic members overlie both a portion of the absorbent core and a portion of the edge-seam in the width (X) direction. This arrangement provides improved three-dimensional forming of the article.
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Cited Art
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| 4,657,539 Waste containment garment having elasticized barrier wall leg flaps | 85 | 1985 | |
| 4,988,344 Absorbent articles with multiple layer absorbent layers | 253 | 1988 | |
| 5,295,988 Individually wrapped disposable absorbent article which becomes elasticized when unwrapped | 31 | 1992 | |
| 6,093,178 Sanitary napkin having laterally extensible means for attachment to the undergarment of the wearer | 11 | 1998 | |
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| 5,411,498 Stretchable shaped absorbent garment | 27 | 1994 | |
| 5,575,785 Absorbent article including liquid containment beams and leakage barriers | 59 | 1995 | |
| 2004/0127,870 Thin curved elasticized absorbent article with absorbent concentration profile | 3 | 2002 | |
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| 2006/0264,859 PULL-ON DISPOSABLE WEARING ARTICLE | 3 | 2006 | |
| 2010/0174,261 ABSORBENT ARTICLE | 1 | 2008 | |
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| 2011/0077,613 ABSORBENT ARTICLE | 1 | 2009 | |
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| 7,156,830 Disposable diaper including lateral side cores | 2 | 2005 | |
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| 5,613,961 Thin, curved absorbent article having elasticized edges | 12 | 1994 | |
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| 5,382,246 Disposable diaper | 35 | 1990 | |
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| 2010/0036,355 Absorbent Article | 6 | 2005 | |
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| 2008/0312,626 DISPOSABLE DIAPER | 1 | 2008 | |
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