CA2593002A1

CA2593002A1 - A disposable absorbent article designed to facilitate an easy intuitive change

Info

Publication number: CA2593002A1
Application number: CA002593002A
Authority: CA
Inventors: Luke Robinson Magee; George Bartol Glakin, Iii; Christopher John Hosmer; Naomi Shoshana Korn; James Douglas Wilson; Mark Christopher Bates; Mattias Schmidt; Eva Susanne Dominique Thurnay; Joerg Mueller; John Carl Costello; Ann Marie Sullivan; Gregg Allen Flender; Donald Carroll Roe; Mark James Kline
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Procter and Gamble Co
Priority date: 2002-02-20
Filing date: 2003-02-15
Publication date: 2003-08-28
Anticipated expiration: 2023-02-15
Also published as: CA2592837C; CA2593744A1; CA2592910C; CA2592910A1; CA2593002C; CA2594830A1; CA2594830C; CA2593744C; CA2593575A1; CA2592837A1

Abstract

A disposable absorbent article to be worn about the lower torso of a wearer that facilitates an easy, intuitive change is provided. The disposable absorbent article includes at least one serviceable indicium that facilitates an easy, intuitive change by aligning the article relative to an anatomical feature of the wearer or relative to a component of the article thereby enhancing the fit and corresponding performance of the article.

Claims

1. A disposable absorbent article to be worn about the lower torso of a wearer that facilitates an easy, intuitive change, the disposable absorbent article including a body-facing surface and garment facing surface; a first waist region with a first end edge, a second waist region with a second end edge, and a crotch region interposed therebetween; a longitudinal axis and a transverse axis; and a pair of opposing longitudinal side edges joining the first end edge and the second end edge;
the disposable absorbent article comprising:

a backsheet having a body-facing surface and a garment-facing surface, a topsheet disposed on the body-facing surface of the backsheet;

a core having a shape interposed between the topsheet and backsheet; and a fastening system for releaseably securing the first waist region to the second waist region; and, at least one externally visible serviceable indicium that facilitates the process of fitting the absorbent article to the wearer by complementing at least one component of the article and indicating power alignment of the article about the wearer's lower torso wherein said at least one externally visible serviceable indicium comprises a color distinguishing said at least one externally visible serviceable indicium from a region of the disposable absorbent article which does not include a serviceable indicium.

2. The disposable absorbent article of claim 1 wherein said at least one externally visible serviceable indicium ~ said core.

3. The disposable absorbent article of claim 1 wherein said fastening system comprises at least one component connected to said second waist region and at least one female component connected to said first waist region.

4. The disposable absorbent article of claim 3 wherein said at least one male component is a hook type fastener and said at least one female component is a loop type fastener.

5. The disposable absorbent article of claim 4 wherein said article comprises an ear panel disposed between said ~ook type fastener and said second waist region.

6. The disposable absorbent article of claim 5 wherein said ear panel is elasticized.

7. The disposable absorbent article cf claim 6 further comprising at least one externally visible serviceable indicium comprising at least one of a character and an object readily recognizable to children.

8. The disposable absorbent article of claim 1 wherein said at least one serviceable indicium comprises contoured shape pattern.

9. The disposable absorbent article of claim 8 wherein said contoured shape or pattern is curvilinear.

10. The disposable absorbent article of claim 9 wherein said article comprises leg cuffs.

11. The disposable absorbent article of claim 10 wherein said cuffs are chosen from at least one of gasketing leg cuffs and barrier leg cuffs.

12. The disposable absorbent article of claim 11 wherein said fastening system comprises at least one male component connected to said second waist region and at least one female component connected to said first waist region.

13. The disposable absorbent article of claim 12 wherein said at least one male component is a ~~~~ type fastener and said at least one female component is a loop type fastener.

14. The disposable absorbent article of claim 13 wherein said article comprises an ear panel disposed between said ~~~~ type fastener and said second waist region.

15. The disposable absorbent article of claim 14 wherein said article comprises an elasticized component ch~~~~ from at least one of said first waist region, said second waist region, said gasketing leg cuffs, said barrier leg cuffs, said topsheet and said ear panel.

16. The disposable absorbent article of claim 15 wherein said at least one externally visible serviceable indicium highlights said elasticized component.

17. The disposable absorbent article of claim 15 wherein said gasketing leg cuffs, said barrier leg cuffs and said ear panel are elasticized.

18. The disposable absorbent article of claim 17 further comprising at least one externally visible serviceable indicium comprising at least one of a character and an object readily recognizable to children.

19. The disposable absorbent article of claim 18 wherein said character is disposed on a garment facing surface of said first waist region.

20. The disposable absorbent article of claim 19 wherein article comprises a plurality of characters and objects readily recognizable by children.