Claims
- 1. A female fastening component of a refastenable fastening device capable of engaging a complementary hook fastening component, said female component comprising:
- an elastomeric adhesive backing having an elongated orientation, a relaxed orientation and a path of response along which said elastomeric adhesive backing contracts from said elongated orientation to said relaxed orientation wherein said elastomeric adhesive backing has two or more regions subjected to differing amounts of elongation prior to being joined with a nonwoven web;
- said nonwoven web being secured to said elastomeric adhesive backing while said backing is in said elongated orientation, said nonwoven web comprising a multiplicity of fibrous elements comprising filaments that are joined together with inter-fiber bonds at spaced, fixed regions along each of said filaments to define between each pair of fixed regions an unsecured catching region, wherein said fibrous elements comprise those filaments that are shirred when said backing contracts to said relaxed orientation.
- 2. The female fastening component of claim 1 wherein said filaments are positioned on said backing essentially perpendicular to said path of response of said elastomeric adhesive backing.
- 3. The female fastening component of claim 1 wherein said filaments are positioned on said backing essentially parallel to said path of response of said elastomeric adhesive backing.
- 4. The female fastening component of claim 1 wherein said filaments are randomly positioned on said elastomeric adhesive backing.
- 5. The female fastening component of claim 1 wherein said nonwoven web comprises carded polypropylene filaments.
- 6. The female fastening component of claim 1 wherein said inter-fiber bonds are arranged in a diamond-shaped pattern.
- 7. A disposable absorbent article comprising a liquid pervious topsheet, a liquid impervious backsheet joined with said topsheet, an absorbent core positioned between said topsheet and said backsheet, and a fastening system for fastening said disposable absorbent article about a wearer, wherein said fastening system comprises a male fastening component and a complementary female fastening component, the female fastening component including
- an elastomeric adhesive backing having an elongated orientation, a relaxed orientation and a path of response along which said elastomeric adhesive backing contracts from said elongated orientation to said relaxed orientation; and
- a nonwoven web secured to said elastomeric adhesive backing, said nonwoven web being secured to said elastomeric adhesive backing while said backing is in said elongated orientation, said nonwoven web comprising a multiplicity of fibrous elements comprising filaments that are joined together with inter-fiber bonds at spaced, fixed regions along each of said filaments to define between each pair of fixed regions an unsecured catching region, wherein said fibrous elements comprise those filaments that are shirred when said backing contracts to said relaxed orientation.
- 8. The disposable absorbent article of claim 7 further comprising a waistband, wherein said waistband comprises said female fastening component.
- 9. The disposable absorbent article of claim 7 wherein said elastomeric adhesive backing of said female fastening component has two or more regions subjected to differing amounts of elongation prior to being joined with said nonwoven web.
- 10. A female fastening component for a refastenable fastening device capable of engaging a complementary hook fastening component, said female component comprising:
- an elastomeric adhesive backing having a first surface, a second surface, an elongated orientation, a relaxed orientation, and a path of response along which said elastomeric adhesive backing contracts from said elongated orientation to said relaxed orientation;
- a nonwoven web secured to said first surface of said elastomeric adhesive backing, said nonwoven web being secured to said elastomeric adhesive backing while said backing is in said elongated orientation, said nonwoven web comprising a multiplicity of fibrous elements comprising filaments that are joined together with inter-fiber bonds at spaced, fixed regions along each of said filaments to define between each pair of fixed regions an unsecured catching region, wherein said fibrous elements comprise those filaments that are shirred when said backing contracts to said relaxed orientation; and
- a second lamina joined to said second surface of said elastomeric adhesive backing.
- 11. The female fastening component of claim 10 wherein said second lamina is joined with said elastomeric adhesive backing while said backing is in said elongated orientation.
- 12. The female fastening component of claim 10 wherein said second lamina is joined with said elastomeric adhesive backing after said backing has been partially relaxed.
- 13. The female fastening component of claim 10 wherein said elastomeric adhesive backing further comprises two or more regions subjected to differing amounts of elongation prior to being joined with said nonwoven web.
- 14. The female fastening component of claim 10 wherein said filaments are positioned on said backing essentially perpendicular or essentially parallel to said path of response of said elastomeric adhesive backing.
- 15. The female fastening component of claim 10 wherein said filaments are randomly positioned on said elastomeric adhesive backing.
- 16. The female fastening component of claim 10 wherein said inter-fiber bonds are arranged in a diamond-shaped pattern.
- 17. The female fastening component of claim 10 wherein said filaments of said second nonwoven web are positioned on said backing essentially perpendicular to said path of response of said elastomeric adhesive backing.
- 18. The female fastening component of claim 10 wherein said inter-fiber bonds of said second nonwoven web are arranged in a diamond-shaped pattern.
- 19. The female fastening component of claim 10 wherein said second lamina comprises a second nonwoven web comprising a multiplicity of fibrous elements comprising filaments that are joined together with inter-fiber bonds at spaced, fixed regions along the length of each of said filaments to define between each pair of fixed regions an unsecured catching region, wherein said fibrous elements comprise those filaments that are shirred when said backing contracts to said relaxed orientation.
- 20. A disposable absorbent article comprising a liquid pervious topsheet, a liquid impervious backsheet joined with said topsheet, an absorbent core positioned between said topsheet and said backsheet, and a fastening system for fastening said disposable absorbent article about a wearer, wherein said fastening system comprises a male fastening component and a complementary female fastening component the female fastening component including:
- an elastomeric adhesive backing having a first surface, a second surface, an elongated orientation, a relaxed orientation, and a path of response along which said elastomeric adhesive backing contracts from said elongated orientation to said relaxed orientation;
- a nonwoven web secured to, said first surface of said elastomeric adhesive backing, said nonwoven web being secured to said elastomeric adhesive backing while said backing is in said elongated orientation, said nonwoven web comprising a multiplicity of fibrous elements comprising filaments that are joined together with inter-fiber bonds at spaced, fixed regions along each of said filaments to define between each pair of fixed regions an unsecured catching region, wherein said fibrous elements comprise those filaments that are shirred when said backing contracts to said relaxed orientation; and
- a second lamina joined to, said second surface of said elastomeric adhesive backing.
- 21. The disposable absorbent article of claim 20 further comprising a waistband, wherein said waistband comprises said female fastening component.
- 22. The disposable absorbent article of claim 20 wherein said elastomeric adhesive backing of said female fastening component has two or more regions subjected to differing amounts of elongation prior to being joined with said nonwoven web.
- 23. A female fastening component of a refastenable fastening device capable of engaging a complementary hook fastening component, said female component comprising:
- an elastomeric adhesive backing having an elongated orientation, a relaxed orientation and a path of response along which said elastomeric adhesive backing contracts from said elongated orientation to said relaxed orientation; and
- a nonwoven web secured to said elastomeric adhesive backing, said nonwoven web being secured to said elastomeric adhesive backing while said backing is in said elongated orientation, said nonwoven web comprising a multiplicity of fibrous elements comprising filaments that are joined together with inter-fiber bonds at spaced, fixed regions along each of said filaments to define between each pair of fixed regions an unsecured catching region, wherein said fibrous elements comprise those filaments that are shirred when said backing contracts to said relaxed orientation.
Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation-in-part of Application Ser. No. 08/547,847, filed on Oct. 25, 1995, which is pending; which is a continuation of Application Ser. No. 08/254,814, filed Jun. 6, 1994, which has been abandoned; and a continuation-in-part of Application Ser. No. 08/419,314, filed on Apr. 10, 1995, which is U.S. Pat. No. 5,547,531.
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