An absorbent article with asymmetric leg elastics

• Main Authors: MARK GORDON HEATH, GEOFFREY WALTER FROST, VAN GOMPEL, PAUL, THEODORE, DANIEL ROBERT SCHLINZ, THOMAS HAROLD ROESSLER
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 09.04.1997
• Edition: 6
• Subjects: BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF,TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS; FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; FIRST-AID KITS; FOMENTATION; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; PROSTHESES; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS

An article has a longitudinal direction, a lateral direction opposed side margins, longitudinal opposed end margins and an intermediate section which is located between the end margins at a longitudinally medial region of the article. The article includes a backsheet, and an inboard elastic member (34) connected to gather at least one side margin of the backsheet. A substantially, longitudinally extending outboard elastic member (38) is connected to substantially, longitudinally gather the at least one side margin. The outboard elastic member is located laterally outboard of the inboard elastic member to provide a first set of elastic members which are arranged in a first staggered overlapping relation. A major portion of a longitudinal end edge of the outboard elastic member is configured substantially co-terminous with a terminal side edge of the at least one side margin in the intermediate portion of the article. Desirably, the outboard elastic may be configured to substantially avoid bridging an inwardly bowed edge (84) of the backsheet.