ABSORBENT ARTICLES AND METHODS FOR MAKING ABSORBENT ARTICLES WITH A WAIST PANEL AND A POCKET POSITIONED BETWEEN A TOPSHEET AND A BACKSHEET

Abstract: the present disclosure relates to absorbent articles with a waist panel and a pocket positioned between a topsheet and a backsheet. the waist panel is bonded with a garment facing surface of the topsheet. a first region of a second surface the waist panel is bonded with a wearer facing surface of the backsheet, and a second region is unattached to the backsheet to define a pocket between the second region and the backsheet. the pocket comprises an opening defined by a slit in the topsheet. in an assembly method, a slit is cut into a first carrier substrate. an elastic part is sandwiched between the first carrier substrate and a second carrier substrate. a first region of the elastic part is bonded with the second carrier substrate, and a second region remains unattached to the second carrier substrate to define a pocket with an opening defined by the slit.

Inventor(s): Uwe SCHNEIDER, Jeromy Thomas RAYCHECK, Abhishek SURUSHE

CPC Classification: A61F13/15739 ({Sealing, e.g. involving cutting})

Search for rejections for patent application number 20250228714