ABSORBENT ARTICLE WITH IMPROVED BREATHABLE ELASTIC PANELS

• Main Authors: Götz, Sven, Lampe, Ulrich, COBBAERT, Dries
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 13.03.2024
• 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 absorbent article comprising: a chassis comprising a liquid permeable topsheet, a liquid impermeable backsheet, and an absorbent core positioned between said topsheet and backsheet, and comprising a longitudinal axis (y) extending along a length of said chassis and a transverse axis being substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and extending along a width of said chassis, wherein said length extends along the longest dimension of said chassis; and at least one elastically elongatable panel joined to the chassis, wherein the elastically elongatable panel comprises: a. at least one cover layer; and b. an elastomeric film attached to the cover layer, wherein said least one cover layer and elastomeric film are joined by mechanical bonding at a plurality of discrete bonding elements, and wherein each said panel comprises a plurality of wrinkles having peaks and troughs formed on at least one of said cover layer, and wherein the said panel comprises a plurality of openings extending through the film and/or the cover layer(s) and wherein said openings are positioned outboard and/or inboard of said discrete bonding elements so that said openings and said bonding elements do not substantially coincide.