Patent ID: 8697938
Filing Date: 2014-04-15
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A disposable pant style absorbent article to be worn about the lower torso of a wearer, the disposable pant style absorbent article including an inner body facing surface, an outer garment facing surface, a first waist region, a second waist region, and a crotch region interposed between the first waist region and the second waist region, a waist opening and a pair of leg openings, the disposable article comprising: a chassis having first and second side edges and first and second transverse end edges, said chassis comprising: a first elasticized panel joined to said chassis and disposed in said first waist region, said first elasticized panel comprising a first stretch laminate, and three regions including a waist region, a hip region, and a leg region wherein said first stretch laminate comprises an elastic film joined to at least one layer of a nonwoven material; at least a first elastic strand disposed in the lea region of said first elasticized panels and is at least in part outboard of at least one of said first and second side edges of said chassis such that said first strand overlaps with at least a portion of said first stretch laminate of said first elasticized panel; a second elasticized panel joined to said chassis and disposed in said second waist region, said second elasticized panel comprising a second stretch laminate, and three regions including a waist region, a hip region, and a leg region wherein said second stretch laminate comprises an elastic film joined to at least one layer of a nonwoven material; and at least a second elastic strand disposed in the second leg region and is at least in part outboard of at least one of said first and second side edges of said chassis such that said second elastic strand overlaps with at least a portion of said second stretch laminate of said second elasticized panel, wherein said first elasticized panel is joined to said second elasticized panel.