Patent ID: 8475428

Claim:
A belted absorbent article comprising: an absorbent structure extending about a first longitudinal axis, said absorbent structure including a topsheet, a backsheet and an absorbent batt disposed between said topsheet and said backsheet, said absorbent structure having a transverse axis dividing the absorbent structure into a front panel terminating in a front end region and a rear panel terminating in a rear end region, said absorbent structure being delimited by opposed longitudinal edges and opposed transverse edges, and a pair of opposed belt halves comprising nonwoven material attached to said absorbent structure at said rear end region of said rear panel, each of said belt halves being attached by a respective joint, each belt half extending about a longitudinal axis of the belt such that each belt half extends outwardly from a respective longitudinal edge of the absorbent structure, wherein each of said joints between each said belt half and said absorbent structure is such that when each said belt half is subjected to a tension force of 35 N acting along said longitudinal axis of the belt, and said longitudinal axis of the belt creates an angle (α) to said transverse axis of said absorbent structure, the following minimum average release times (t) of each said belt half from said absorbent structure are attained: when α=10°, t≧720 seconds; when α=20°, t≧330 seconds; when α=25°, t≧240 seconds; when α=30°, t≧180 seconds; and when α=40°, t≧75 seconds.