Claims
- 1. A seam construction in a disposable absorbent article, comprising:
- a layered composite portion comprising a liquid pervious top layer, an absorbent middle layer, and a liquid impervious bottom layer, and
- stretchable members being joined to said layered composite portion between respective opposite longitudinal side portions of said liquid pervious top layer and said liquid impervious bottom layer,
- said stretchable members also extending outwardly beyond said opposite longitudinal side portions of said top and said bottom layers, whereby said layered composite portion and said stretchable members form a seam construction that is resistant to liquid leakage and that provides a gentle transition between said layered composite portion and said stretchable members.
- 2. A seam construction in a disposable absorbent article, comprising:
- a layered composite portion comprising a liquid pervious top layer, a liquid impervious bottom layer, and an absorbent middle layer,
- stretchable members being joined to said layered composite portion between respective side portions of said liquid pervious top layer and said liquid impervious bottom layer,
- said stretchable members extending outwardly beyond said side portions of said top and said bottom layers.
- 3. A seam construction in a disposable absorbent article, comprising:
- a layered composite portion comprising a liquid pervious top layer, a liquid impervious bottom layer, and an absorbent middle layer,
- edge portions of said liquid impervious bottom layer overlapping at least partially with said absorbent middle layer and said liquid pervious top layer, and
- stretchable members being joined to said layered composite portion and extending outwardly beyond said edge portions.
- 4. A seam construction in a disposable absorbent article, comprising:
- a layered composite portion comprising a liquid pervious top layer, a liquid impervious bottom layer, and an absorbent middle layer,
- edge portions of said liquid impervious bottom layer overlapping at least partially said absorbent middle layer, and
- stretchable members being joined to said layered composite portion and extending outwardly beyond said edge portions.
- 5. A disposable pant-like garment for absorbing human discharge, comprising:
- an absorbent assembly comprising a liquid impervious outer cover, a liquid pervious liner, and an absorbent medium therebetween,
- stretchable side panels forming with said absorbent assembly a waist opening and a pair of leg openings,
- an edge portion of at least one of said stretchable side panels being joined between respective edge portions of said outer cover and said liner, and
- a remaining portion of said at least one stretchable side panel extending outwardly beyond said outer cover and said liner.
- 6. The seam of claim 1 or 2 wherein said stretchable members have an elasticity from about 10% to about 500%.
- 7. The seam of claim 1 or 2 wherein said stretchable members are made of a material having a tension range from about 50 grams to about 1,000 grams per inch.
- 8. The seam of claim 1 or 2 wherein said stretchable members overlap said middle layer.
- 9. The seam of claim 8 wherein each said stretchable member overlaps from about 0% to about 50% with said middle layer.
- 10. The seam of claim 9 wherein each said stretchable member overlaps from about 3% to about 20% with said middle layer.
- 11. The seam of claim 10 wherein each said stretchable member overlaps from about 6% to about 12% with said middle layer.
- 12. A seam construction in an absorbent article, comprising:
- a layered composite portion comprising a liquid pervious top layer an absorbent middle layer, and a liquid impervious bottom layer,
- longitudinal edge portions of said liquid impervious bottom layer overlapping at least partially with said absorbent middle layer and said liquid pervious top layer, and
- stretchable members having joined to said layered composite portion,
- whereby said layered composite portion and said stretchable members form a seam construction that is resistant to liquid leakage.
- 13. The seam of claim 12 or 3 wherein said edge portions overlap from about 0% to about 99% of said middle layer.
- 14. The seam of claim 13 wherein said edge portions overlap from about 10% to about 50% of said middle layer.
- 15. The seam of claim 14 wherein said edge portions overlap from about 10% to about 20% of said middle layer.
- 16. The seam of claim 12 or 3 wherein said stretchable members overlap said middle layer.
- 17. The seam of claim 16 wherein each said stretchable member overlaps from about 0% to about 50% with said middle layer.
- 18. A seam construction in an absorbent article, comprising:
- a layered composite portion comprising a liquid pervious top layer, an absorbent middle layer, and a liquid impervious bottom layer,
- longitudinal edge portions of said liquid impervious bottom layer overlapping at lease partially said absorbent middle layer, and
- stretchable members being joined to said layered composite portion,
- whereby said layered composite portion and said stretchable members form s seam construction resistant to liquid leakage.
- 19. The claim of claim 18 or 4 wherein said liquid pervious top layer overlaps said edge portions of said liquid impervious bottom layer.
- 20. The seam of claim 19 wherein said edge portions of said liquid impervious bottom layer overlap from about 0% to about 99% with said middle layer.
- 21. The seam of claim 20 wherein each said stretchable member overlaps from about 0% to about 50% with said middle layer.
- 22. A disposable pant-like garment for absorbing human discharge, comprising:
- an absorbent assembly comprising a liquid impervious outer cover, a liquid impervious liner, and an absorbent medium therebetween;
- stretchable side panels forming with said absorbent assembly a waist opening and a pair of leg openings;
- an edge portion of at least one of said stretchable side panels being joined between respective longitudinal edge portions of said outer cover and said liner, and
- a remaining portion of said at least one stretchable side panel extending outwardly beyond said outer cover and said liner thereby forming a seam construction that is resistant to liquid leakage and that provides a gentle transition between said absorbent assembly and said stretchable side panels.
- 23. The garment of claim 22 or 5 wherein each said edge portion of a respective said stretchable side panel abuts directly against a respective edge of said absorbent medium.
- 24. The garment of claim 22 or 5 wherein each said edge portion or a respective said stretchable side panel is spaced apart from a respective edge of said absorbent medium from about 0 inches to about 2 inches.
- 25. The garment of claim 22 or 5 wherein said stretchable side panels have an elasticity from about 10% to about 500%.
- 26. The garment of claim 22 or 5 wherein said stretchable side panels have a tension range from about 50 grams to about 1,000 grams per inch.
- 27. The garment of claim 22 or 5 further comprising a waist elastic member at lease at one end of said absorbent assembly and disposed between said outer cover and said liner.
- 28. The garment of claim 27 wherein said waist elastic member comprises a plurality of waist elastic elements.
- 29. The garment of claim 27 wherein opposite ends of said waist elastic member abut directly against respective ones of said edge portions of said stretchable side panels to from a substantially continuous elastic effect about said waist opening.
- 30. The garment of claim 27 wherein opposite ends of said waist elastic members are spaced apart from respective ones of said edge portions of said stretchable side panels from about 0 inches to about 2 inches.
- 31. The garment of claim 27 wherein said waist elastic members overlap with said stretchable side panels.
- 32. The seam of claim 1 or 2 wherein said stretchable members abut directly against respective opposite side edges of said middle layer.
- 33. The seam of claim 1 or 2 wherein said stretchable members are spaced apart from respective opposite side edges of said middle layer a distance from about 0 inches to about 2 inches.
- 34. The seam of claim 33 wherein said stretchable members are spaced apart from respective said opposite side edges from about 0 inches to about 1 inch.
- 35. The seam of claim 34 wherein said stretchable members are spaced apart from respective said opposite side edges from about 0 inches to about 1/2 inch.
- 36. A disposable pant-like garment for absorbing human discharge, comprising:
- an absorbent assembly comprising a liquid impervious bottom layer, a liquid pervious top layer, and an absorbent middle layer,
- an edge portion of said liquid impervious bottom layer overlapping at least partially with said absorbent middle layer and said liquid pervious top layer, and
- stretchable side panels forming with said absorbent assembly a waist opening and a pair of leg openings.
- 37. A disposable pant-like garment for absorbing human discharge, comprising:
- an absorbent assembly comprising a liquid impervious bottom layer, a liquid pervious top layer, and an absorbent middle layer,
- an edge portion of said liquid impervious bottom layer overlapping at least partially with said absorbent middle layer, and
- stretchable side panels forming with said absorbent assembly a waist opening and a pair of leg openings.
Parent Case Info
This is a continuation application of application Ser. No. 133,759 filed on Dec. 16, 1987, now abandoned.
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