ABSORBENT ARTICLE HAVING ZONED DIRECTIONAL STRETCHING

• Main Authors: MORMAN MICHAEL TOD, ODORZYNSKI THOMAS WALTER, TANZER RICHARD WARREN, ZEHNER GEORGIA LYNN
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Polish
• Published: 17.11.2003
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: ACCESSORIES; BABY LINEN; 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; HANDKERCHIEFS; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; OUTERWEAR; PROSTHESES; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; SHIRTS; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; UNDERWEAR; WEARING APPAREL

An absorbent article is provided with a central region which is selectively stretchable in the longitudinal direction, and two end regions adjacent to the central region which are selectively stretchable in the lateral direction. When employed as a garment, such as a disposable diaper or pant-like absorbent garment, the central region provides selective longitudinal (front-to-back) stretching in the crotch area of the wearer, and the two end regions provide selective lateral (side-to-side) stretching in the front and back waist areas of the wearer.