Patent ID: 9149396
Filing Date: 2015-10-06
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. An absorbent article comprising: a chassis extending about a longitudinal axis, said chassis having a transverse axis dividing the absorbent article into a first body panel terminating in a first waist region and a second body panel terminating in a second waist region, said chassis being delimited by opposed longitudinal edges and opposed first and second transverse edges; a pair of opposed elastic side panels attached to said chassis at said second waist region of said second body panel, each of said elastic side panels extending outwardly from each longitudinal edge of the chassis, each of said elastic side panels having a proximal end portion having a proximal edge and a distal end portion having a distal edge, wherein said proximal end portion is attached to the chassis; and at least one fastening tab attached to said distal end portion of each of said elastic side panels by an adhesive, said at least one fastening tab having a length in the transverse direction of the article and a width in the longitudinal direction of the article, wherein said distal end portion of each of said elastic side panels includes a plurality of grooves that are substantially parallel to each other and extend in the longitudinal direction of the article along the entire width of the at least one fastening tab, the grooves of each of said elastic side panels being filled with the adhesive, the adhesive forming a body inside the grooves that provides for a bond between the respective side panel and fastening tab.