Patent ID: 11911251
Assignee: THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  C  D | IPC A

Claim 11:
12. The absorbent article according to claim 1, wherein the article is a pant diaper having a front region, a rear region, and a crotch region disposed therebetween; the pant diaper comprising:
a central chassis comprising a liquid permeable topsheet, a liquid impermeable backsheet comprising a liquid impermeable film and a nonwoven outer cover, an absorbent core having a core wrap disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet, and optionally an acquisition layer;
a waist belt disposed about the central chassis, the waist belt overlaying the backsheet to the outside thereof in the front and rear regions, the waist belt overlapping and extending transversally and longitudinally outward from the chassis;
wherein the waist belt comprises a front belt and a rear belt, each comprising an outer belt, an inner belt and elastic strands therebetween;
wherein the front belt has a front waist edge, and front left and right side edges; and the rear belt has a rear waist edge and rear left and right side edges, wherein respective front and rear left side edges and the respective front and rear right side edges are joined by side seam bonds, forming a waist opening and left and right leg openings;
wherein the nonwoven-nonwoven adhesive bond is selected from one or more of:
i) a belt panel bond, which bonds the outer belt to the inner belt;
ii) a chassis-to-belt bond, which bonds the inner belt and the chassis;
iii) a waist fold bond, which bonds the belt fold-over to the chassis;
iv) the side seam bonds, which bond the side edges of the front belt and the back belt;
v) a topsheet to acquisition layer bond;
vi) an acquisition layer to core wrap bond; and
vii) a topsheet to core wrap bond.