Claims
- 1. A disposable absorbent article having end edges and a soft, comfortable outer layer, said absorbent article comprising a liquid pervious topsheet, a liquid impervious backsheet joined to said topsheet, an absorbent core positioned between said topsheet and said backsheet, and a fastening device positioned on the disposable absorbent article, said fastening device comprising:
- a hook fastening material comprising a base and a multiplicity of prongs joined to said base, each of said prongs being made of thermoplastic hot melt adhesive deposited onto said base; and
- a loop fastening material for engaging said prongs of said hook fastening material;
- said loop fastening material comprising:
- a fibrous lamina having pleats of nonuniform pitch, said fibrous lamina being bonded to said backsheet, said pleats extending in a direction perpendicular to said end edges of said disposable absorbent article, said backsheet being substantially entirely covered by said fibrous lamina to form a soft comfortable outer layer.
- 2. The disposable absorbent article of claim 1 wherein said backsheet comprises an elastomeric material.
- 3. The disposable absorbent article of claim 2, wherein said fibrous lamina is gathered perpendicular to said pleats.
Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 07/382,516, filed Jul. 19, 1989, and now abandoned that is entitled "Improved Method For Manufacturing A Laminate Having At Least One Pleated Lamina", which is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 64,896, filed on Jun. 19, 1987, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,854,984.
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