MXPA00006473A - Absorbent article having a stretchable outer cover and non-stretchable grasping panels - Google Patents

Abstract

A personal care article including a resiliently stretchable outer cover and a substantially nonelastomeric grasping panel attached to the front portion of the article. The outer cover is resiliently stretchable in at least the cross-direction to conform to the body of a wearer. The grasping panel has a sufficient stiffness to allow a user to properly fasten a fastening apparatus onto a landing zone. The stiffness of the grasping panel is sufficient to prevent roll-up or wrinkling of the grasping panels or the front portion of the personal care article. The stiffness of the grasping is not so large that the comfort of the wearer is compromised. In one embodiment the absorbent structure is secured to the outer cover by extendible attachment elements and the bodyside liner is not secured to the outer cover. In another embodiment the bodyside liner is extensible in at least the cross-direction and secured about the periphery to the outer cover.

Description

ABSORBENT ARTICLE HAVING A ELASTIC OUTER COVER AND NON-ELASTIC ASIDOR SECTIONS FIELD OF THE INVENTION Personal care items such as diapers for infants, training pants, incontinence products for similar adults are well known. These items have achieved wide acceptance due to their ability to receive and absorb body exudates This invention pertains to n-elastic gripping sections for use with fastening systems for these articles. The gripping sections comprise non-elastic members which assist in the proper positioning of the gripping tabs c with respect to the front edge of the personal care item. The gripping sections allow a user to stretch the outer cover or the substrate of the absorbent article while positioning the gripping section relative to a respective fastener during the placement of the article to the body of a user in a correct and uniform manner. In some embodiments, the gripping sections are secured to an outer cover. In other embodiments, the gripping sections are secured to a substrate comprising an outer cover and a lining of the side of the body.

In another embodiment, the outer surface of the outer cover comprises an elastic discharge area that covers at least a portion of an absorbent center so that the securing tabs, when attached to the outer cover, cover at least a portion of the outer cover. absorbent center.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION In general, personal care items should fit comfortably into a user's body. Personal care items usually have a locking tab on the back that extends outward to a front part of the item. For the item for personal care to be effective, the front sections of the item must be positioned correctly to maintain its position relative to the securing tabs, front waistband, and the back waistband of the item.

Personal care items have to be adjusted correctly to the body of a user. In the past there was little concern or interest regarding the placement of the gripping sections with respect to the user's body and the waistband sections of the personal care item. For personal care items that do not have elastic on the waistband, except for the elastic caused by the waist elastic, the known gripper sections tend to maintain their position.

However, when the personal care item has a stretchable outer covering, at least its front and the gripping sections are part of it, or are made of a stretchable material, the grinding sections do not work properly because the elastic tends to accumulate at points grasped by the user of the section, thus distorting the shape of the grasping section in the process of securing the article for personal care by the user.

The invention described herein solves the above problem by providing a substantially non-elastic handle section in combination with a stretchable outer cover, thereby allowing a more uniform elastic through at least the entire front waistband section of personal care article. . In this way, the article for personal care provides a better fit for the user. For example, using the invention, the gripping sections of the personal care article are unlikely to roll up and therefore maintain a flattened configuration, when the sections are placed adjacent to the user's body and extended.

The invention also includes the location of the discharge area of the personal care article in place that covers at least a portion of the absorbent center. As a result, when in use, at least a portion of the securing tabs secured to the discharge zone covers absorbent material. When properly positioned, the discharge zone can secure the securing tabs at an ideal spacing of the leading edge of the article and covering absorbent material.

SYNTHESIS OF REVELATION The present invention relates to a personal care article having a cross-side direction and a longitudinal direction, a front part, a rear pair and a crotch part interconnecting the front and rear part. The personal care article comprises an elastically stretchable outer covering having a first waistband section at the front and a second waistband section at the rear, the first waistband section being elastically stretchable along at least the cross direction and having a first and a second laterally opposite end region, the second waist section having a third and a fourth laterally opposite end region, holding material, to hold the personal care article in a user being arranged in at minus one of the back front portions in at least one of the first, second, third fourth regions and a substantially elastomeric gripper section arranged in the other part of the front and rear portions in at least one of the respective end regions.

In some embodiments, the fastening material comprises a substrate of fastening tabs having a first surface and a second opposing surface, at least fastening component secured to at least a portion of the first surface of the fastening tab substrate, the second Substrate surface of retaining tabs secured to at least a portion of the outer casing in the respective end region, the fastening component being operable to make a fastening to a dramatically elastically releasable area of the personal care article. The entire fastening component can cover at least a part of the first substrate surface of the securing tabs. The fastening component may comprise hook material.

In other embodiments, the fastening component extends outward from the fastening tab substrate. In some embodiments, the fastening component d is arranged and configured to make a fastening an elastically stretchable discharge area of the personal care article. The discharge zone may comprise a nonwoven fabric part of the outer cover, adjustable with the fastening component to provide an operative fastening of the fastening component to the discharge area.

In some embodiments, the personal care article includes an absorbent structure superimposed on the outer cover and operably connected thereto to form an absorbent article. The absorbent structure may include a liquid-impermeable backsheet, or liquid-permeable body side coating superimposed on the backsheet, and an absorbent center arranged between the body side lining and the backsheet. The personal care article may further comprise extendable fastening elements that secure the absorbent structure to the outer cover while accommodating the elastic stretch of the outer cover along the cross direction.

In some embodiments, the extensible fastening elements accommodate the elastic stretching of the first waistband section to at least about 5% d elongation, as determined with respect to an unstretched condition of the first waistband section. The extensible fastening elements each have at least one fold folded thereon which connects the absorbent structure and the outer cover.

In some embodiments, the fastening material comprises securing components secured to a surface of the outer cover in respective operable end regions to make connections to an elasticly stretchable discharge area of the personal care article, the discharge area generally covering the absorbent structure. The fastening components can extend outwardly from the outer cover in the respective end regions.

In preferred embodiments, the grasping section has a Gurley stiffness value of at least about 1 milligrams. In some embodiments, the grinder section has a Gurley stiffness value of up to about 10,000 milligrams. In other embodiments, the grinder section may have a Gurley stiffness value of up to about 2,000 milligrams.

In some embodiments, the second waistband section is elastically stretchable along the cross direction.

In some embodiments, the personal care article includes a side lining of the extensible body superimposed on a surface-to-surface ratio on the outer cover.

In preferred embodiments, the grasped section has a width of at least about 2 centimeters and a length of at least about 3 centimeters.

In other embodiments of the invention, the personal care article includes an outer cover at least about 30% of the area of the outer covering being elastically stretchable, the outer covering having a first waistband section at the front and a second section of waistband at the back, at least one of the first waistband section and the second waistband section are elastically stretchable along at least the cross direction, the fastening material for holding the article for personal care in a user, the fastening material being arranged in at least one of the rear front portions in at least one of the first, second, third fourth end regions and a substantially elastomeric gripping section arranged in the other part of the front part and later in at least one of the respective end regions, the gripping section helping a user to stretch the cover externally while the gripping section relative to the fastening material during the placement of the article for the personal care of the body of a user is placed in a straight and uniform manner.

In other embodiments of the invention, the personal care article comprises an outer cover, at least about 30% of the area of the outer cover being elastically stretchable, the outer covering having a first waistband section in the front a second section of waistband at the back, at least one of the first waistband section and the second waistband section being elastically stretchable along at least the cross direction, the first waistband section having a first and a second waist regions; laterally opposite ends and the second waistband section having a third and a fourth laterally opposite end regions, an absorbent structure superimposed on the outer cover and operably connected thereto and including an absorbent center for receiving and storing exudates, the material clamping arranged in at least one of the first and second end regions, or at least One of the third and fourth end regions for holding the article in a user and an elastically stretchable discharge area that covers at least a portion of the absorbent center for adjustment to the fastening material In some embodiments, the gripping section is secured to at least one of the first, second, third fourth end regions by ultrasonic joining.

In other embodiments of the invention, the personal care article comprises an elastically stretchable outer cover, the outer cover having a first waistband section at the front and a second waistband section at the rear, the first waistband section being elastically stretchable along at least the cross direction and having first and second laterally opposite end regions, the second waist section having a third and a fourth laterally opposite end regions and a substantially elastomeric fastening material being secured to at least one of the first second, third and fourth end region to hold the item for personal care in a user.

In preferred embodiments, the fastening material has a Gurley stiffness value of at least about 10 milligrams. In most embodiments, the fastening material has a Gurley stiffness value of less than 10,000 milligrams. In some embodiments, the fastening material can have a Gurley stiffness value of less than 2.00 milligrams.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIGURE 1 shows a top view of a first embodiment of the articles for personal care of the invention.

FIGURE 2 shows a cross-sectional view of an article for personal care of FIGURE 1 taken at 2-2 FIGURE 3 shows a cross-sectional view of an article for personal care of FIGURE 1 taken at 3-3 FIGURE 4 shows a top view of a second embodiment of the personal care articles of the invention having a side lining of the body substantially covering the entire outer cover.

FIGURE 5 shows a cross-sectional view of an article for personal care of FIGURE 4 taken at 5-5 FIGURE 6 shows a cross-sectional view of an end region and a fastener of a third embodiment of personal care articles of the invention similar to the personal care article of FIGURE 4.

FIGURE 7 shows a cross-sectional view of an article for personal care of FIGURE 4 taken at 7-7.

FIGURE 8 shows a cross-sectional view of an end region and a fastener of another embodiment of personal care article similar to the personal care article of FIGURE 4.

FIGURE 9 shows a cross-sectional view of an end region and a fastener of another embodiment of personal care article similar to the personal care article of FIGURE 4.

The invention is not limited in its application the details of the construction and arrangement of the components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The invention is capable of other embodiments or of practicing or performing in various ways. Also, it should be understood that the terminology and phraseology employed herein are for description and illustration purposes and should not be construed as limiting. Equal reference numbers are used to indicate similar components. The drawings are for illustration purposes and are not necessarily drawn to scale DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE ILLUSTRATED INCORPORATIONS The various embodiments of the present invention will be described in connection with their use in disposable articles for personal care, but it should be understood that the possible uses of the structures of the present invention should not be limited to the context of the present invention. disposable items for personal care, such as diapers, items for the care of women, incontinence products and the like.

As used herein and in the claims, the phrase "personal care item includes items for adult incontinence, feminine hygiene products, items that do not have significant absorbent function but that receive and / or store urine and / or fecal materi, items that do have an important absorbent function and that receive and / or store urine and / or fecal matter, diapers, training pants and the like.

The article 8 for personal care having longitudinal axis 10 and a cross direction axis 12, shown in FIGURE 1, includes a front part 14 having a front bord 16, a back part 18 having a trailing edge 20 and a part of crotch 22 between the front part 14 and the back part 18. The longitudinal axis 10 extends in a longitudinal direction through the centers of the front part 14, the rear part 18 and the crotch part 22 The cross direction shaft 12 is It extends in a cross direction across the width of Article 8 for personal care. Article 8 for personal care includes an outer cover 24. Leg cuffs 26, 28 are at least one part of crotch 22 of article 8 for personal care. Preferably, the leg cuffs 26, 2 provide elastic in the longitudinal direction corresponding to the direction of the longitudinal axis 10. The gripping sections 30, 32 are secured to the outer cover 24 in the opposite end regions 33A, 33B of the part front 14. The fastening material 34, 36 in the opposite end regions 37A, 37B of the rear part 18 include respective substrates of fastening tabs 38, 40 fastening components 42, 44, 46, 48.

The absorbent structure 50 is superimposed on the outer cover 24 and secured in operable form thereto to form an absorbent article. The absorbent structure 5 includes extendable fastening elements 52, 54, 56, 5 secured with adhesive 60 to the parts of the outer cover 24.

As best shown in FIGURE 2, the absorbent structure 50 includes a backsheet 6 substantially liquid impervious, a liquid-permeable body side cover 64 overlying the backsheet 62 and an absorbent center 66 positioned between the backsheet 62 and the lining 64 on the side of the body. Co is best shown in FIGURE 1, the absorbent structure 50 is secured to the outer cover 24 in two extensible fastening element sites 52, 54 at least in the leading part 14 and in two locations by extensible fastening elements 56, 5 at least at the back 18. As shown in FIGURE 2, the extensible fastening elements 52, 54, 56, 5 are an extension of the combination of the backsheet 62 and cladding 64 of the side of the body having a fold bent The folded folds allow the extension of article 8 for personal care in the cross direction if subjecting to an effort the absorbent center 66 or the lining 64 of the side of the body.

The cross-sectional view of FIGURE 3 illustrates an area having elastic elements 72, 74 on the opposite sides of the absorbent structure 50. The elastic elements 72, 74 preferably lie in the intermediate area and are secured to at least one of the back sheet 62 and body side lining 64 in at least crotch part 22 of article 8 for personal care. The elastic elements 72, 74 provide elasticity of the absorbent structure 50 in the longitudinal direction. FIGURE 3 also shows the leg cuffs 26, 28 secured to the outer cover 24. The leg cuffs 26, 28 extend longitudinally along the opposite outer edges at least the crotch portion 22.

The outer cover 24 preferably comprises an elastically stretchable material in at least the cross direction over at least about 30% of the entire surface area of the outer cover from a rest condition. Generally, the outer cover 24 is elastically stretchable in at least the front part 14 of the personal care article. In some embodiments, the outer cover 24 may be elastically stretchable on the front part 14 and the back 18 of the article 8 for personal care. The outer cover 24 can also be elastically stretchable in at least one direction over the entire outer cover.

In other embodiments, the outer cover 2 may be elastically extensible both in the cross direction and in the longitudinal direction. Therefore, in other embodiments, the entire outer cover can extend along the direction of both the longitudinal axis 10, and the cross direction axis 12 to adjust the article 8 for personal care to a user.

The outer cover 24 may include an elastomeric material that provides the outer cover of 10% to 300% elongation within a comfortable tension range for the user. In some embodiments, the outer cover 24 may have an elongation of at least about 3 percent when subjected to a traction force load of 80 grams per width in linear centimeters of the outer shell transverse to the direction of the elastic . The outer cover 24 may include a wrapping material comprising a film, sheet material (non-woven film), or non-woven elastomer, or a combination thereof. The definition of the phrase "elastically stretchable" can best be described as the ability of a material to stretch or stretch in response to a force and, after the release of force, to return to substantially its original dimension without considerable deformation of the material for a long time. For example, an outer shell 24 can be extended 200% by a force and then returned to 150% of its original length after the release of force.

Useful elastomers in outer shell 2 include thermoplastic elastomers, d-block copolymers and copolymers (butadienes and the like), ethylene vinyl ethers and acetates, and degraded and cured elastomers such as rubbers. Elastomers can be manufactured in continuous or perforated films ranging from 0.2 mils up to 5 mils d thickness. The elastomers may also be non-woven or meltblown polymers having base weights ranging from 5 grams per square meter to 250 grams per square meter. Compounds of elastomers and non-wovens or films can be combined by adhesive, thermal, or ultrasonic bonding of multiple layers to form multilayer sheet materials. The materials of the outer cover may comprise thermally nonwoven or otherwise bonded elastomeric films or meltblown materials such as laminar materials bonded by the laminar elastic or materials bonded together.

A laminar material bonded by exemplary tightening for the outer cover 24 includes an elastomeric film G2755 KRATON® of 45 grams per square meter. The film is placed between, and joined to, two layers of 23 grams per square meter of non-woven fabric bonded by 40% polyethylene napped yarn. Examples of laminate materials bonded by nip are disclosed in U.S. Patent No. 5,226,992 issued July 13, 1993 to Morman, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety in a manner that is consistent (n contradictory) with the present.

The outer shell 24 may comprise, for example, suitable meltblown elastomeric fibrous webs as described in U.S. Patent No. 4,663,220 issued May 5, 1987 to T. isneski et al. And hereby incorporated in its entirety by its entirety. reference in a manner that is consistent (not inconsistent with the present. Examples of composite fabrics comprising at least one layer of a nonwoven material secured to a fibrous cap are described in European Patent Application No. EP 0110010 published on April 8, 1987 with the inventors mentioned as J. Taylor and others, whose disclosure through the present is incorporated in its entirety by reference in a manner that is consistent (not contradictory with the present.

In a particular embodiment wherein the outer cover 24 includes an elastomeric material, and it is convenient that the outer cover be capable of accommodating or elongation in the cross direction of at least about 5 percent, more conveniently at least about 15 percent. percent and even more conveniently at least about 30 percent when subjected to a tensile force load of 80 grams in the cross direction per linear centimeter of the sample measured in the longitudinal direction. In addition it is also convenient that the outer cover 24 be able to provide a range of tension of 20 to 400 grams, more conveniently of 40 to 275 grams and even more conveniently 60 to 200 grams per linear centimeter of the sample measured in the longitudinal direction when subjected to an elongation d 30 percent in the cross direction.

In another embodiment of the invention, the outer cover 24 can be a non-woven spunbonded polypropylene fabric composed or formed of a weft. The fabric can be creped or narrowed such that it is extensible, at least the longitudinal direction or the cross direction. Other materials having other suitable characteristics as the outer cover 24 are also useful.

In other embodiments, the outer cover 2 may comprise of a stretch bonded web material having adequate elastic stretchability. A stretch bonded sheet material comprises at least one composite of two layers in which one layer is a harvestable layer and the other is a stretchable layer. The layers are bonded together when the stretchable layer is in a stretched condition so that, upon relaxing the composite of the bonded layers, the harvestable layer is collected. Other suitable materials can also be used for the outer cover 24.

Leg cuffs 26, 28 may comprise laminar material of an elastomeric center layer with bicomponent facing layer spunbonded on opposite sides of the elastomeric center layer. The elastomeric centr layer may comprise a styrene ethylene-butylene styrene terpolymer, such as a KRATON® G polymer from Shell Chemica Company. The elastomeric center layer can be placed between the spunbonded coating layers to form a 3-layer stretch-bonded sheet material. While a polymer is preferred, other polymers such as copolymers can also provide an elastomeric center layer with similar properties.

The leg cuffs 26, 28 are preferably stretchable only in the longitudinal direction. In the alternative, the leg cuffs 26, 28 can be stretchable both in the longitudinal direction and in the cross direction. Other materials that can form the half or elastomeric centr layer include an elastomeric material or a meltblown stretch material. For example, a char frame may comprise the elastomeric center layer of the leg cuffs 26, 28. Other materials that can comprise the leg cuffs 26, 28 include laminar materials joined by narrowing, or the like. The material that forms the leg cuffs 26, 28 usually has a maximum elongation of at least about 200% of the relaxed length of the leg cuffs. Other materials that have suitable characteristics can also be used as leg cuffs 26, 28.

The substantially n-stretchable gripping sections 30, 32 can be formed of a material separated from the outer cover and then assembled and attached to the outer cover 24 in a waistband front section 75. The waistband front section 75 extends inward from the bord. front 16 in the cross direction through the front part 14. The width of the front waistband section 75 inside the front edge 16 corresponds to the length "Ll" of the joint area between the gripping sections 30, 32 and the outer cover 24 The gripping sections 30, 32 extend outwardly from the outer cover 24 to form a pair of opposing waistband sections.The gripping sections 30, 3 assist a user in applying the article 8 for personal care to the body of the user.

The gripping sections 30, 32 are preferably secured to the outer cover 24 by means of seam adhesives, thermal bonding, jaws, staples, similar solvent bonding.

The gripping sections 30,32 comprise substantially non-stretchable material, such as substantially non-stretchable polymer films, woven fabrics, knitted fabrics or the like, as well as combinations thereof. In some embodiments, the gripping sections 30, 32 have widths of at least about 2 centimeters and lengths of at least about 3 centimeters. Generally, the grasping sections 30, 32 have widths of at least about 4% of the overall length of article 8 for personal care lengths of at least about 7% of the overall length of the respective article for personal care.

The gripping sections 30, 32 are formed of materials having a Gurley stiffness of less than 10.00 milligrams. Preferably, the grinder sections 30, 32 have a Gurley stiffness value of less than 2,000 milligrams and more preferably less than 600 milligrams. The gripping sections 30, 32 may be composed of materials having a Gurley stiffness value of less than 10 milligrams, preferably less than 100 milligrams and more preferably less than 200 milligrams.

In TAPPI Standard Test T 543 OM-94 s establishes an adequate method to determine the Gurley stiffness values. A suitable test apparatus is a Gurley Digital Stretcher Model 4171-D manufactured by Teledyn Gurley of 514 Fulton Street, Troy, NY.

It is important to have a proper Gurle stiffness value for the roasting sections 30, 32 since, if the stiffness value is too low, excessive wrinkling, narrowing, or folding of the grinding section may occur when the gripping sections are grasped and separated from each other in the process of placing article 8 for personal care and the user. Also, if the Gurley stiffness values for the grasping sections 30, 32 are too large, the grinder sections are rigid and uncomfortable for the user's body. Therefore, the above range of Guride rigide values in the materials of the grinder sections 30, 32 are preferred.

In some embodiments of the invention, separate stress beam elements (not shown) can be provided in the joint area between each gripper section 30, 3 and the outer shell 24. These beam elements can cover and reinforce the area of Union. These separate elements can disperse and dissipate the clamping forces across the length of the respective gripping sections 32. In addition, a stress beam element can provide additional rigidity and reinforcement of the waistband section. The stress beam element can be a bent section of a respective gripping section. This stress beam element is disclosed in U.S. Patent Application 08 / 168,615 to T. Roessler et al., Entitled Dynamic Adjustment Diaper, filed on December 16, 1993, the complete disclosure of which is hereby incorporated herein by reference. by reference d a way that is consistent with the present.

The fastening material 34, 36 may be formed from separate materials which are then assembled and attached to the outer cover 24 in a rear waistband section 77. The fastening material 34, 36 may comprise a substantially non-elastomeric fastening material. The waistband back section extends inward from the trailing edge 20 and along the cross direction through the back 14. The width of the back waistband section 77, inward of the trailing edge 20, corresponds to the length " L2n of the joining area between the fastening material 34, 36 and the outer cover 24. The fastening materials 34, 36 extend outwardly of the outer cover 24 to form a pair of opposite fastening sections. , 36 secures the front part 14 and thus retains article 8 for personal care in the user's body.

The fastening material 34, 36 can be permanently secured to the outer cover 24 by ultrasonic attachment. The fastening material 34, 36 can also be secured to the outer cover 24 by means of adhesives, sewing, thermal bonding, jaws, staples, solvent bonding or the like. .

The fastening material 34, 36 includes respective holding tab substrates 38, 40. The fastening components 42, 44 are secured in a surface to surface relationship to a single surface of the tongue substrate 38. Also, the fastening components 46, 48 are secured in a surface to surface ratio to a sol surface of the tab substrate 40.

The fastening material 34, 36 generally forms material or materials that have a Gurley stiffness of less than 10,000 milligrams. Preferably, the fastening material 34, 36 has a Gurley stiffness value of less than 2,000 milligrams and more preferably less than 800 milligrams. The fastening material 34, 36 may be composed of materials having a Gurley stiffness value of at least 10 milligrams preferably less than 150 milligrams and more preferably less than 200 milligrams.

It is important to have a suitable Gurle stiffness value for the fastening material 34, 36 since, if the stiffness value is too low, excessive wrinkling, tapering, or folding of the fastening material may occur when the fastening material 34, 36 is manipulated in the process of placing the article for personal care in the user. Also, if the Gurley stiffness values for fastening material 34, 36 are too large, the fastening material becomes rigid and uncomfortable for the user's body. Therefore, the above range of values of Guride rigide in the materials of fastening material 34, 36 is preferred.

Substrates of fastening tabs 38, 40 of fastening material 34, 36 may comprise nonwoven material as spunbonded-spunbond (SMS) -bonded material. The spunbonded meltblown material comprises a layer of meltblown material located between the opposite spunbonded layers and a surface to surface relationship therewith. This SMS material generally forms the fastening material 34, 3 which is substantially not extensible during normal use.

Other materials having suitable characteristics can be replaced by the tab substrates 38, 40 described above. For example, the extensible materials can be used for the tongue substrate. Examples of suitable extensible materials are described in U.S. Patent 5,226,992 issued July 13, 1993 to Morman, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety in a manner that is consistent (n contradictory) with the present.

The fastening components 42, 44, 46, 48 may include flexible hook components positioned in a surface-to-surface relationship to a surface of the respective holding tab substrates 38, 40 using an adhesive layer. Other known methods of positioning the fastening components 42, 44, 46, 48 to the respective tongue substrates 38, 40 can be used. These known methods include but are not limited to, adhesives, ultrasonic bonding, thermal bonding seam, jaws, staples, solvent bond, or other conventional method.

The clamping components 42, 46 cover and preferably generally follow the contour of the tabs substrates 36, 38, especially at respective outer edges of the clamping material 34, 36. Other forms, of course, are contemplated for the clamping material. . The forms of fastening material shown in FIGURE 1 and 4 are only for purposes of illustration and other forms are possible proposals.

In use, the fastening components 42, 44, 46 48 are secured to an elasticly stretchable discharge area in the front part 14 of the outer cover 2 thereby securing the respective fastening material 34, 36 the elastically stretchable discharge area. . In U.S. Patent No. 5,399,219 issued March 21, 1995 to Roessler et al., The disclosure of which by means of the present is incorporated by reference in its entirety in a manner that is consistent (not inconsistent) with the present, another example is set forth of a suitable fastening material for use in the invention.

Other well-known fastening components 42, 44, 46, 48 can be used to support article 8 for personal care in the user. For example, an adhesive fastening system, an adhesive fastening system or the like can be used as fastening components 42, 44, 46, 48 with suitable cooperating elements in the front part 14 as needed, to support the article 8 for the personal care in the user.

Preferably, the outer cover 24 comprises a material having a construction conveniently interlocked in such a way that the hooks of the fastening components 42, 44, 46, 48 fit directly into the fabric of the outer cover 24. The outer cover 24 It acts as a discharge area for the fastening material 34, 36. This arrangement controls the number of elements that must be formed, placed secure in article 8 for personal care. Therefore, the arrangement controls the production cost of the item for personal care.

The fastening components 44, 48 are optional elements. Primarily, in some embodiments, a single fastening component 42, 46 can be used to secure the fastening material to the front portion 14 of the outer casing 24.

The absorbent structure 50 includes a liquid-impermeable backsheet 62, a permeable body side cover 64, an absorbent center 66, resilient members 72, 74 and extendable link members 52, 54, 56, 5 comprising a combination of cross-sections back sheet 6 and lining of the side of the body 64.

The expandable joining elements 52, 54, 56, 5 comprise sections extending outwardly from the back blade 62 and the side lining of the body 6 extending outwards on opposite sides of the front and rear part of the absorbent structure 50. as shown in FIGURES 1-3. The extensible connection elements 52, 54, 56, 58 each have a folded or folded section. The extendable joining elements are secured by adhesive 6 to the outer cover 24. In this manner, the expandable joining elements 52, 54, 56, 58 secure the absorbent structure 5 to the outer cover 24 while accommodating an elastic stretch of the cover outside along at least l cross direction. The extendable joining members 52, 54, 56 58 accommodate the elastic stretch of the first waistband section 75 of at least about 5%, compared to an unstretched condition of the first waistband section. The expandable joining elements 52, 54, 56, 58 have at least one fold folded thereon connecting the absorbent structure 50 and the outer cover 24. The fold or folds are opened and extended when the article 8 for personal care it is extended in the cross direction. Therefore, the expandable joining elements 52, 54, 56, 58 generally isolate the absorbent structure 50 from measured amounts of movement of the outer cover 24, to thereby accommodate the extensibility of at least the front part 14 of the cover outside, in the cross direction.

In the embodiment of FIGURE 1, the combination of the backsheet 62 and the side lining of the body 64 may have limited extensibility or no extensibility The folds of the expandable link members 52, 54, 56, 5 may be opened and unfolding sufficiently to accommodate and stretch the outer cover 24 in the cross direction to secure a user.

The expandable connecting elements 52, 54, 56, 5 may comprise a separate element (not shown) secured to at least the backsheet 62 or the side facing of the body 64. Materials suitable for use in the joining elements Stretchable 52, 54, 56, 58 includes polyester, foams and natural fibers. Various woven and nonwoven webs may be used in the expandable link elements 52, 54, 56, 58. In addition to having folds, the expandable joining elements may comprise extensible elements that stretch or extend considerably in the cross direction The liquid-impermeable backsheet 62 may comprise a single layer, or multiple components, layers, or partial layers of material, such that the resulting backsheet is substantially impervious to liquids. A characteristic back sheet 62 can be made of a thin plastic film or other flexible liquid impermeable material. For example, the waterproof back sheet 62 can be formed of a polyethylene film, or a laminated polyethylene film with a surface of a nonwoven web. , as a weft linked by spinning polyethylene fibers. In addition, the liquid-impermeable backsheet 62 can be formed from a woven or non-woven fibrous tram that has been constructed or treated all or part to impart a desired level of liquid impermeability to selected regions that are adjacent to the absorbent center 66. In addition , the liquid-impermeable backsheet 6 can optionally be composed of microporous material which allows the vapors to escape from the absorbent center 66 while preventing the liquid exudates from passing through the backsheet.

The body side liner 64 includes a surface that gives the skin that is docile, soft and n irritating to the wearer's skin. In addition, the side lining of the body 64 must be sufficiently porous to be permeable to liquids, allowing the liquid to penetrate through its thickness.

The body side liner 64 may be composed of a substantially hydrophobic impermeable material, preferably with the hydrophobic material being treated with a surfactant or otherwise processed to impart a desired level of wettability and hydrophilicity.

The body side liner 64 can be manufactured from a wide selection of weft materials, porous foams, cross-linked foams, perforated plastic films or natural or synthetic fibers. For example, the lining of the body side 64 may comprise wood or cotton fiber. Other useful materials are synthetic fibers, such as polyester or polypropylene fibers, or a combination of natural and synthetic fibers. The covering of the side of the body 64 is conveniently used to help isolate, from the user's skin, the liquids maintained in the absorbent center 66.

Various woven and non-woven fabrics can be used for the body side lining 64. For example, the side lining of the body 64 can be composed of a meltblown or spin-bonded web of polyolefin fibers. The lining of the body side 64 may also comprise a carded and / or bonded web composed of natural and / or synthetic fibers.

In a particular embodiment of the present invention, the side lining of the body 64 can comprise a polypropylene fabric joined by spinning composed of 2.8-3.2 denier fibers formed in a weft having a basis weight of 22 grams per square meter and a density of 0.0 grams per cubic centimeter. A preferred fabric is treated with 0.3 percent by weight of a surfactant.The lining of the body side 64 can be formed as a single layer, or it can comprise a multiplicity of components, layers, or partial layers, which correspond to one of the materials disclosed in the present for the lining of the body side, as well as another known in art.

The absorbent center 66, when used in articles 8 for the personal care of the invention, can be manufactured from a wide variety of materials of various sizes and various shapes such as rectangular, trapezoidal, in T, and I, in hourglass , etc. The size and absorbent capacity of the absorbent center 66 must be compatible with the proposed user size and the expected liquid load imparted by the proposed use of the absorbent center.

The absorbent center 66 conveniently comprises a matrix of hydrophilic fibers, such as a web, or webs, of cellulose fluff, preferably in combination with a high-absorbency material commonly known as superabsorbent material. In an absorbent embodiment, the absorbent core 66 comprises a mixture of superabsorbent material that forms hydrogel and fluff of wood pulp. Instead of the wood pulp fluff, one can use synthetic, polymeric, or meltblown or natural fibers or a combination of wood pulp fluff, synthetic fibers, polymeric fibers, meltblown fibers and / or natural fibers. The superabsorbent material may be mixed substantially in a homogeneous manner with the hydrophilic and / or hydrophobic fibers, other materials, or may be combined in another manner in the absorbent core 66.

The absorbent center 66 may comprise fibrous web sheet material and superabsorbent material or may comprise another suitable structure effective to hold the fixed superabsorbent material in position at desirable locations in the absorbent body.

The high-absorbency material in the absorbent core 66 can be selected from natural, synthetic and / or modified natural polymers and materials. High-absorbency materials may be inorganic materials, such as silicates, or organic compounds, such as degraded polymers. The term "degraded" refers to a means for effectively converting materials normally soluble in water and materials substantially insoluble in water but swellable by means of which The absorbent properties are available but the swollen material is substantially immobile after absorbing water-based liquids. This medium may include, for example, physical entanglement, crystalline domains, complex covalent bonds and ionic associations, hydrophilic associations with hydrogen bonding and hydrophobic associations or Van de Waals forces.

The optional elastic elements 72, 7 provide elastic stretch or additional elastic stretch in the longitudinal direction for the absorbent structure 50. The elastic elements 72, 74, as shown in FIGURE 3, lie between the body side liner 64 and backsheet 62. Suitable materials for forming elastic members 72, 74 include strands of LYCRA® slats, or one or more layers of an elastomeric polymeric material which can be adhered to in article 8 for personal care, thereby forming a stretch elastic in the crotch portion 22, while the elastic elements are in a stretched condition.

In some embodiments, the opposing left and right spaced restraining wings (not shown) may extend longitudinally along the length of article 8 for personal care of the respective side edges of the personal care article. In such embodiments, the containment wings are normally secured to the body side liner 64. In U.S. Patent 4,704,116 published November 3, 1987 of K. Enloe, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety a way that is consistent (n contradictory) with the present, an example of the containment wing is exposed.

For example, the containment wings may be made of a fibrous material that is similar to the material comprising the backsheet 62. Other suitable conventional materials, such as polymeric films, may also be employed.

In use, article 8 for personal care shown in FIGURE 1, conforms to the body of a user, e part, due to the elastic stretchability in the cross direction in at least a portion of the front part 14 of article . The gripping sections 30, 32 are spaced from one another providing uniform tension so that the waistband front section is pulled evenly through at least a portion of the front portion 14 when the grinder sections are wrapped toward the back of the user. The gripping sections 30, 32 have sufficient Gurley stiffness values to control the front part 14 of article 8 for personal care and prevent curling or wrinkling of the gripping sections or the personal care item. Then, the fastening materials 34, 36 are extended around the front of the user and then secured to the front 14 of article 8 for personal care. Therefore, the article 8 for personal care and uniformly adjusted and secured to a user due to the stretchability of the outer cover 24 and the rigidity of the gripping sections 30, 32.

FIGURE 4 shows a second embodiment of the invention. In this embodiment, the absorbent structure 50 is replaced with a more conventional arrangement. The side lining of the body 64 is secured in a surface-to-surface ratio with the outer cover 2 generally around the outer edges of the outer shell and the side lining of the body. The elastic elements 72, 74 are illustrated on the opposite sides of the crotch portion 22. The elements illustrated in FIGURE 4 have a similar function to the same elements shown in FIGURE 1. In addition, the elements shown in FIGURE 4 can is made of the same materials as described at the beginning As representatively shown in FIGURE 4, the body side liner 64 and the outer cover 24 in general can be coextensive and can have length and width dimensions that are generally larger than the dimensions of the absorbent center 66. In FIG. illustrated embodiment, the lining of the side of the body 6 is associated with the surface of the outer cover 24 is generally superimposed on the whole thereof, l combination of the outer cover and the side lining of the body thereby defining mutually the periphery of the Article 8 for personal care. The absorbent center 6 is optionally placed between the outer cover 24 and the body side covering 64 inward of the periphery of the article 8 for personal care.

As in the embodiment described at the outset, the outer cover 24 is elastically extensible in at least the cross direction in at least the front part 14. However, unlike the first embodiment, in FIGURE 4 the lining of the side of the body 64 is at least extensible in the cross direction in at least the front part 14. E necessary such an arrangement to allow the front part 14, containing the absorbent center 66, to expand is stretched in at least the crotch direction . This extensibility of the body side lining 64 may be a function of extensibility of the material used in the lining of the body side, or may be a function of size and shape of the lining of the body side.

The fastening material 34, 36 can be formed as an integral part of the outer cover 24 and / or facing the side of the body 64. Such an arrangement reduces the number of elements required to form article 8 for personal care.

In the embodiment of FIGURE 4, the lining of the body side 64 may be, for example, a non-woven yarn-bound polypropylene fabric composed of fiber formed in a weft. The fabric can be creped or narrowed in such a way that it is extensible in at least the cross direction or the longitudinal direction. The body side liner 64 may also comprise a stretch-joined sheet material having adequate elasticity and width to create a general surface contact between the whole of the body-giving body of article 8 for personal care and the body of a user. The stretchable layer may be a stretchable film of stretchable material, such as a styrene ethylene butylene styrene copolymer layer or other elastomeric polymer or a plurality of strands of a stretchable material such as LYCRA® latex. In the alternative, other materials with similar properties can also be provided by forming part of the sidewall of the body 64 or attached to the same pair thereby imparting the stretching properties. However, all materials should not interfere with the smooth texture of the side lining of the body 64 that gives the skin of a user.

As shown in FIGURE 4, the absorbent core 66 extends near the leading edge 16 so that when the fastening materials 34, 36 are secured to the front part 14, the fastening material covers the absorbent center. This arrangement increases the amount of material of the absorbent center which can store exudates in the front part 14 of article 8 for personal care.

FIGURE 5 shows an embodiment where the gripping sections 30, 32 comprise two layers of material 76, 7 secured in a surface to surface ratio between s and on opposite sides of the outer cover 24 and side lining of the body 64. The layer 76 of the grinding section 30 extends over a part of the body that gives the lad of the lining of the side of the body 64 and is secured thereto. The layer 78 extends over a part of the side facing away from the outer cover 24. The layers 76, 78 are joined to each other and to the outer cover 24, as well as to the side covering of the body 64. In this way, the gripping section 30 is formed by two layers 76, 78.

FIGURE 6 shows a cross-sectional view of a third embodiment of the invention where the gripping section 3 comprises a single layer of material secured to a part of the surface that faces outward from the outer cover 24. E another embodiment (not shown) , the gripping section 30 can be secured to the surface that faces the body of the lining on the side of the body 64.

FIGURE 7 shows a cross-sectional view of article 8 for personal care taken at 7-7 of FIGURE 4 The fastening material 34 includes substrate of fastening tabs 38 having a first surface and a second opposing surface. The second substrate surface of fastening tabs 38 is secured to the side lining of the body 64. The securing can be by ultrasonic bonding, adhesives, or other known techniques. The fastening components 42, 44 are secured to the first surface of the fastening tab substrate 38 by other methods. The fastening components 42, 44 may comprise hook material as shown in FIGURE 7. As described in the first embodiments, other types of fastening components may be used. In this embodiment, the clamping component 42 generally follows the outer edge contour of the clamping substrate substrate 38. Thus, the clamping component 42, as illustrated in the embodiment of FIGURE 7, does not extend outwardly. beyond the outer edge of the substrate of holding tongues 38.

FIGURE 8 shows a cross-sectional view of another embodiment of the invention of FIGURE 4 where the fastening material 34 comprises fastening component 42 secured a portion of a first substrate surface of fastening tabs 38 and extending outwardly therefrom. l cross direction. At least a portion of a second substrate surface of retaining tabs 38 is secured to the sidewall of the body 64. In this embodimentThe portion of the clamping component extending outward from the clamping substrate substrate 38 has a much lower Gurle stiffness than the Gurley stiffness of the confined parts inward of the clamping component 42 and the substrate of clamping tongues 38 at which is insured. In other embodiments, at least a portion of the tabs substrate d holding 38 can be secured to the outer cover 24 in place of the side lining of the body 64. In some modifications of the embodiment of FIGURE 1, the holding materials 34, 36 They are always secured to the outer cover 24.

FIGURE 9 shows a cross-sectional view of another embodiment of the invention of FIGURE 4 where the fastening material 34 comprises a fastening component 42 directly securing at least a portion of the body side covering 64. At least a part of the holding component 42 may extend outwardly from the side skin of the body 64. In other embodiments, at least a part of the holding component 42 may be secured to the outer cover 24 instead of the side lining of the body 64 For example, in FIG. In the embodiment of FIGURE 1, the holding component 42 can be secured directly to the outer cover 24 and on any surface thereof.

The embodiments of FIGURES 4-9 operate in a manner similar to the embodiment of FIGURES 1-3. As described at the beginning, the lining of the side of the body 64 requires a minimum amount of cross-direction extensibility in at least the front 14.

In other embodiments (not shown), the elastic elements 72, 74 can be omitted from the article 8 for personal care of FIGURE 4. The outer cover 24 and the side lining of the body 64 can comprise extensible materials both in the longitudinal direction, com in the cross direction. At least the outer cover 24 the body side covering 64 includes elastically extensible material that returns to substantially the original position after the force is removed from them.

In other embodiments (not shown), the fastening materials 34, 36 may be in the opposite end regions 33A, 33B in the front part 14 and the gripping sections 34, 36 may be in the opposite end regions 37A, 37B in the subsequent position 18 of article 8 for personal care.

Those skilled in the art will now see that certain modifications can be made to the invention disclosed herein with respect to the illustrated embodiments without departing from the spirit of the present invention AND while the invention has been described above with respect to preferred embodiments. , it will be understood that the invention is adapted to numerous arrangements, alterations alterations and said arrangements, modifications and alterations are within the scope of the appended claims.

To the extent that the following claims use means plus the function language, n means that it includes there, or in the present specification, something not structurally equivalent to what is shown in the embodiments or otherwise disclosed in the specification.

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1. A personal care item having a lateral cross direction and a longitudinal direction, a front part, a back part and a crotch part interconnecting the front and back parts, the item for personal care consisting of: (a) an elastically stretchable outer cover, the outer cover having a first waistband section in the front part and a second waistband section in the back, at least one of the first waistband section and the second waistband section being stretchable elastically along at least the cross direction, the first waistband section having first and second laterally opposite end region and the second waistband section having third and fourth laterally opposite end regions; (b) fastening material configured to hold the article for personal care in a user, the fastening material being placed in at least one of the front and rear portions and at least one of the first, second, and fourth regions of end; Y (c) a substantially elastomeric gripping section placed in the other of the front and rear portions in at least one of the respective end regions

2. An article for personal care, as claimed in clause 1, characterized in that wherein the fastening material in at least one of the respective end regions comprises: a substrate of holding tongues having a first surface and a second opposing surface; Y at least one first securing component secured to at least a portion of the first substrate surface of retaining tabs and the second substrate surface of securing tabs being secured to at least a portion of the outer cover in the respective ones end regions, the first fastening component operable to make a fastener to an elastic and stretchable discharge area of the personal care article.

3. An article for personal care, as claimed in clause 2, characterized in that at least a portion of the first fastening component extends outwardly from the substrate of fastening tabs.

4. An article for personal care, as claimed in clause 2, characterized in that the first clamping component in its entirety covers at least a part of the first surface of the substrate of tabs d subject.

5. An article for personal care, as claimed in clause 2, characterized in that the first fastening component includes hook material.

6. An article for personal care, as claimed in clause 1, characterized in that the fastening material includes a first fastening component operable to make a fastening to an elastically stretchable discharge area of the personal care article, the area of discharge comprising a nonwoven fabric portion of the outer cover, adjustable with the first fastening component to provide a manageable fastening of the first fastening component to the discharge area.

7. An article for personal care, as claimed in clause 1, characterized in that the article for personal care includes an absorbent structure superimposed on the outer cover and connected in operable form thereto to form an absorbent article.

8. An article for personal care, as claimed in clause 7, characterized in that the absorbent structure includes a substantially liquid-impermeable backsheet, a liquid-permeable body side covering superimposed on the backsheet and an absorbent core positioned between the lining of the side of the body and the back sheet.

9. An article for personal care, as claimed in clause 8, characterized in that the article for personal care also comprises extensible joining elements securing the absorbent structure to the outer cover while allowing the elastic stretch of the outer cover to along the crossed direction.

10. An article, as claimed in clause 9, characterized in that the extendable joining elements allow elastic stretching of the first waistband section of at least about 5% d elongation, as determined with respect to a condition n stretched from the first waistband section.

11. An article, as claimed in clause 10, characterized in that the extensible joining elements each have at least one folded fold and the same that connect the absorbent structure and the outer cover.

12. An article for personal care, as claimed in clause 7, characterized in that the fastening material comprises: a first fastening component secured to a surface of the outer cover in respective end regions, the first fastening component being operable to make a fastening to an elastically stretchable discharge area of the personal care article.

13. An article for personal care, as claimed in clause 12, characterized in that the discharge area comprises a nonwoven fabric part of the outer cover which is adjustable with the first fastening component to provide a manageable fastening of the first fastening component to the unloading area, the unloading area covering the absorbent structure.

14. An article for personal care, as claimed in clause 1, characterized in that the grinder section has a Gurley stiffness value of less than 1 • milligrams.

15. An article for personal care, as claimed in clause 1, characterized in that the grinder section has a Gurley stiffness value of less than 10,000 milligrams.

16. An article for personal care, as claimed in clause 1, characterized in that the grinder section has a Gurley stiffness value of less than 2,000 milligrams.

17. An article for personal care, as claimed in clause 1, characterized in that the second waistband section is elastically stretchable along the cross direction.

18. An article for personal care, as claimed in clause 1, characterized in that the article for personal care including a side covering of the extensible body superimposed in a relation d surface with surface in the outer cover.

19. An article for personal care, as claimed in clause 1, characterized in that the grinding section has a width of less than 2 centimeters and a length of less than 3 centimeters.

20. A personal care item having a lateral cross direction and a longitudinal direction, a front part, a back part and a crotch part interconnecting the front and back parts, the item for personal care consisting of: (a) an outer cover, at least about 30% of an area of the outer cover being elastically stretchable, the outer cover having a first section of waistband at the front and a second section of waistband at the back, unless one of the first waistband section the second waistband section being elastically stretchable along at least the cross direction, the first waistband section having first second laterally opposite end regions and the second pretinction section having third and fourth regions d laterally opposite ends; (b) fastening material configured to hold the article for personal care in a user, the fastening material being placed in at least one of the front and rear portions and at least one of the first, second, third and fourth end regions; Y (c) a substantially elastomeric gripping section placed in the other of the front and rear portions in at least one of the end regions. the gripping section helping a user to stretch the outer cover while placing in a correct uniform manner the gripping section relative to the fastening material and the placing of the personal care item to the body of a user.

21. An article for personal care, as claimed in clause 20, characterized in that the fastening material in the respective extremity regions comprises: a substrate of holding tabs having a first surface and a second surface; Y a first securing component secured to the first surface and the second surface of the substrate d securing tabs being secured to at least a portion of the outer cover in the respective end region.

22. An article for personal care, as claimed in clause 21, characterized in that at least a portion of the first fastening component extends outwardly from the substrate of fastening tabs.

23. An article for personal care, as claimed in clause 21, characterized in that the first fastening component in its entirety covers at least part of the first surface of the substrate of tabs d fastening.

24. An article for personal care, as claimed in clause 21, characterized in that the fastening component is operable to make a fastening to an elastically stretchable discharge zone, the discharge zone comprising a nonwoven fabric part of the cover. outer, adjustable with the first holding component to provide a manageable hold of the first component d subject to the unloading area.

25. An article for personal care, as claimed in clause 24, characterized in that the first fastening component includes hook material.

26. An article for personal care, as claimed in clause 21, characterized in that the article for personal care includes an absorbent structure superimposed on the outer cover and connected in operable form thereto to form an absorbent article.

27. An article for personal care, as claimed in clause 21, characterized in that the grinder section has a Gurley stiffness value of less than 2,000 milligrams.

-28. An article for personal care, as claimed in clause 21, characterized in that the grinder section has a Gurley stiffness value of at least 10,000 milligrams.

29. An article for personal care, as claimed in clause 21, characterized in that the second waistband section is elastically stretchable along the cross direction.

30. A personal care item having a lateral cross direction and a longitudinal direction, a front part, a back part and a crotch part interconnecting the front and back, the item for personal care consisting of: (a) an outer cover, at least about 30% of the area of the outer cover being elastically stretchable, the outer cover having a first waistband section at the front and a second waistband section at the rear, at least one of the first waistband section the second waistband section is elastically stretchable along at least the cross direction, the first waistband section having first second laterally opposite end regions and the second waist section having third and fourth regions end laterally opposite; 10 (b) an absorbent structure superimposed on the outer cover and connected in operable form to it, the absorbent structure including an absorbent center. 15 to receive and store exudates; (c) fastening material placed in at least one of the first and second end region or in at least one of the 20 third and fourth end regions configured to hold the article for the personal care of a user; Y (d) an elastically stretchable discharge zone 25 for adjustment to the fastening material, the discharge area covering at least one part of the absorbent center.

31. An article for personal care, as claimed in clause 30, characterized in that it includes substantially non-elastomeric gripping sections attached to each other of the first and second end regions d the first waistband section and the third and fourth end regions d of the second waistband section, the grasping section having a Gurley stiffness value of at least about 10 milligrams.

32. An article for personal care, as claimed in clause 30, characterized in that the gripping section is secured to at least one of the first, second, third or fourth end regions by ultrasonic joining.

33. An article for personal care, as claimed in clause 30, characterized in that the discharge area comprises a nonwoven fabric portion of the outer cover which is adjustable with the fastening material to provide a manageable fastening thereto.

34. An article for personal care, as claimed in clause 30, characterized in that the fastening material in the respective extremity region comprises: a substrate of holding tabs having a first surface and a second surface; Y a first fastening component secured to at least a portion of the first substrate surface of fastening tabs, at least a portion of the second surface being secured to at least a portion of the outer cover in the respective end regions , the first fastening component being operable to make a restraint to the elastically stretchable discharge area of an article for personal care.

35. An article for personal care, as claimed in clause 34, characterized in that at least a part of the first fastening component extends outwardly from the substrate of fastening tabs.

36. An article for personal care, as claimed in clause 34, characterized in that the first fastening component in its entirety covers the first surface of the substrate of fastening tabs.

37. An absorbent article, as claimed in clause 30, characterized in that the absorbent structure includes a backsheet substantially impervious to liquids and a liquid-permeable body side coating superimposed on the backsheet layer, the absorbent center being placed between the lining on the side of the body and the back sheet.

38. An article for personal care, as claimed in clause 30, characterized in that the second waistband section is elastically stretchable along the cross direction.

39. An article for personal care, as claimed in clause 30, characterized in that the article for personal care including a side covering of the extensible body superimposed on the outer cover, the absorbent structure being placed between the side covering of the body and the outer cover.

40. A personal care item having a lateral cross direction and a longitudinal direction, a front part, a back part and a crotch part interconnecting the front and back parts, the item for personal care consisting of: (a) an elastically stretchable outer cover, the outer cover having a first waistband section in the front and a second waistband section in the back, at least one of the first waistband section and the second waistband section elastically stretchable along at least the cross direction, the first waistband section having first and second laterally opposite end regions and the second waistband section having third and fourth laterally opposite end regions; Y (b) Substantially elastomeric fastening material for holding the article for personal care in a user, non-elastomeric fastening material being secured to at least one of the first, second, third and fourth end regions.

41. An article for personal care, as claimed in clause 40, characterized in that the clamping material has a Gurley stiffness value of at least 10 milligrams.

42. An article for personal care, as claimed in clause 40, characterized in that the fastening material has a Gurley stiffness value of less than 10,000 milligrams.

43. An article for personal care, as claimed in clause 40, characterized in that the fastening material has a Gurley stiffness value of less than 2,000 milligrams.

44. An article for personal care, as claimed in clause 40, characterized in that it includes a substantially non-elastomeric gripping section placed in the other of the front and rear portions in at least one of the end regions in the other part, the grinder section having a Gurley stiffness value of at least about 10 milligrams.

45. An article for personal care, as claimed in clause 40, characterized in that the fastening material comprises: a substrate of holding tabs having a first surface and a second surface; Y at least one first securing component secured to at least a portion of the first substrate surface of retaining tabs and the second substrate surface of securing tongues being secured to at least a portion of the outer cover in the respective one At the end, the first clamping component is operable to make a restraint to a stretchable and elastic discharge area of the personal care item. SUMMARY A personal care article includes an elastically stretchable outer cover and a substantially non-elastomeric attaching section attached to the front part of the article. The outer cover is elastically stretchable in at least the cross direction to conform to a user's body. The gripping section has a sufficient rigidity to allow the user to correctly adjust the clamping material in the discharge area. The stiffness of the gripping section is sufficient to avoid the curling or wrinkling of the grinding sections or the front part of the personal care item. The stiffness of the grinding section is not too great in such a way that user comfort is compromised. In one embodiment, the absorbent structure is secured to the outer cover by expandable joining elements d and the side lining of the body n is secured to the outer cover. In another embodiment, the lining of the side of the body is extendable in at least the cross direction and is secured around the periphery of the outer cover. The absorbent center is between the lining of the side of the body and the outer shell. The fastening material, when secured to a discharge zone, covers the absorbent center. In such a way that the size of the absorbent center and the amount of exudate capable of being contained therein can be increased. In another embodiment, the fastening material may have sufficient Gurley stiffness to prevent curling or wrinkling of fastening material or the back of the article for personal care.