US20070293832A1 - Absorbent article with waist seal and method of manufacturing - Google Patents

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US20070293832A1
US20070293832A1 US11/423,977 US42397706A US2007293832A1 US 20070293832 A1 US20070293832 A1 US 20070293832A1 US 42397706 A US42397706 A US 42397706A US 2007293832 A1 US2007293832 A1 US 2007293832A1
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Randall L. Alberg
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  • the present invention relates generally to the field of absorbent articles and, more particularly, to absorbent articles such as, e.g., diapers, with waist seals and methods of manufacturing the same.
  • Disposable absorbent articles are used to absorb and retain body exudates, such as urine, fecal material, menses, and the like.
  • body exudates such as urine, fecal material, menses, and the like.
  • a particular desired feature of disposable absorbent articles is the capability to acquire and hold body exudates to minimize leakage of body exudates from between the absorbent article and the wearer.
  • absorbent articles such as, e.g., diapers
  • One particular problem associated absorbent articles is in the containment of low viscosity fecal matter in the rear waist region of the diaper. Leakage out the rear waist region occurs because many diapers are not able to form a seal in the small of the infant's back that is tight enough to contain, e.g., low viscosity fecal matter.
  • This problem may be more significant for infants from zero to eight months old because infants in this age range normally have a high incidence of low viscosity fecal matter. This can also be a problem for older infants/children/adults when they are ill.
  • While another approach includes providing additional foam material along the back waist of the diaper in an attempt to resiliently conform to the contours of the small of the infant's back (see, e.g., U.S. Patent Application Publication No. US 2006/0058767 (Zhang et al.)), there are difficulties associated with this solution.
  • the difficulties include the limited amount of lineal material of a thicker foam (e.g., material about 1 centimeter thick or greater) that can be delivered to the diaper manufacturing line in a conventional format, such as a roll of running length material.
  • Providing thicker materials results in rolls having excessively large diameters or significantly shorter run times—to the point at which the use of roll-fed equipment is uneconomical.
  • the present invention provides absorbent articles with waist seals that are formed from folded stacks, discrete segments, or pleated material arranged to provide a resiliently compressible seal that can be located at one or more desired locations within the absorbent article, such as, e.g., along a central portion of the rear waist region of a diaper.
  • the seals are preferably constructed from relatively thin materials that (through folding, stacking, pleating, etc.) can provide a resiliently compressible seal that is thick enough and appropriately shaped to conform to the wearer's anatomy well enough to provide the desired sealing.
  • the continuous web material used to form the seal is preferably thin enough to be economically delivered to the manufacturing line in roll form.
  • the present invention provides an absorbent article adapted to fit about the waist of a wearer, the article including a central region with absorbent material, the central region further including a first end and a second end, wherein the first end and the second end are spaced at opposite ends of the central region along a longitudinal direction; a front waist region located at the first end of the central region, wherein the front waist region extends in a lateral direction across a first end of the central region, wherein the lateral direction is generally transverse to the longitudinal direction; a rear waist region located at the second end of the central region, wherein rear waist region extends in the lateral direction across the second end of the central region; and a seal occupying a portion of the rear waist region, wherein the seal includes a folded stack of three or more layers of resilient material, wherein the folded stack has a continuous length of the resilient material with two or more folds spaced apart across the rear waist region in the lateral direction and a segment of the resilient material extending in the lateral direction between each pair of folds
  • the present invention provides an absorbent article adapted to fit about the waist of a wearer, the article including a central region with absorbent material, the central region having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end and the second end are spaced at opposite ends of the central region along a longitudinal direction; a front waist region located at the first end of the central region, wherein the front waist region extends in a lateral direction across a first end of the central region, wherein the lateral direction is generally transverse to the longitudinal direction; a rear waist region located at the second end of the central region, wherein rear waist region extends in the lateral direction across the second end of the central region; and a seal occupying a portion of the rear waist region, wherein the seal includes a continuous length of resilient material gathered in a plurality of pleats, wherein the pleats include folds separating segments of the resilient material, and wherein the segments of each pleat are oriented generally transverse to a plane defined by the longitudinal and lateral directions.
  • the present invention provides an absorbent article adapted to fit about the waist of a wearer, the article including a central region with absorbent material, the central region having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end and the second end are spaced at opposite ends of the central region along a longitudinal direction; a front waist region located at the first end of the central region, wherein the front waist region extends in a lateral direction across a first end of the central region, wherein the lateral direction is generally transverse to the longitudinal direction; a rear waist region located at the second end of the central region, wherein rear waist region extends in the lateral direction across the second end of the central region; and a seal occupying an inelastic portion of the rear waist region, wherein the seal includes a stack of two or more discrete segments of resilient material, wherein the two or more discrete segments have different lengths along the lateral direction.
  • the present invention provides a method of manufacturing an absorbent article with a waist seal.
  • the method includes folding a continuous web of resilient material to form a folded stack of three or more layers of the resilient material; separating a portion of the folded stack from the continuous web of resilient material; and attaching the folded stack of resilient material within a rear waist region of an absorbent article.
  • the absorbent article includes a central region with absorbent material, the central region including a first end and a second end, wherein the first end and the second end are spaced at opposite ends of the central region along a longitudinal direction; and a front waist region located at the first end of the central region, wherein the front waist region extends in a lateral direction across a first end of the central region, wherein the lateral direction is generally transverse to the longitudinal direction.
  • the rear waist region is located at the second end of the central region, wherein the rear waist region extends in the lateral direction across the second end of the central region.
  • the folded stack of resilient material is formed from a continuous length of the resilient material with two or more folds spaced apart across the rear waist region in the lateral direction and a segment of the resilient material extending in the lateral direction between each pair of folds at opposing ends of the segment.
  • the present invention provides a method of manufacturing an absorbent article with a waist seal.
  • the method includes pleating a continuous web of resilient material to form a pleated continuous web with plurality of pleats; separating a portion of the pleated continuous web from the continuous web to form a pleated seal; and attaching the pleated seal within a rear waist region of an absorbent article.
  • the absorbent article includes a central region with absorbent material, the central region having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end and the second end are spaced at opposite ends of the central region along a longitudinal direction; and a front waist region located at the first end of the central region, wherein the front waist region extends in a lateral direction across a first end of the central region, wherein the lateral direction is generally transverse to the longitudinal direction.
  • the rear waist region is located at the second end of the central region, wherein the rear waist region extends in the lateral direction across the second end of the central region.
  • the pleated seal is formed from a continuous piece of the resilient material, wherein the pleats comprise folds separating segments of the resilient material.
  • the present invention provides a method of manufacturing an absorbent article with a waist seal.
  • the method includes aligning two or more continuous webs of resilient material to form a continuous stacked web of two or more layers of resilient material, wherein at least two of the two or more layers comprise different widths;
  • the absorbent article includes a central region with absorbent material, the central region having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end and the second end are spaced at opposite ends of the central region along a longitudinal direction; and a front waist region located at the first end of the central region, wherein the front waist region extends in a lateral direction across a first end of the central region, wherein the lateral direction is generally transverse to the longitudinal direction.
  • the rear waist region is located at the second end of the central region, wherein the rear waist region extends in the lateral direction across the second end of the central region.
  • FIG. 1 is a top plan view of a disposable diaper with portions of the topsheet cutaway to illustrate other components of the diaper.
  • FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional sectional view of one exemplary seal in the form a folded stack taken along line 2 - 2 in FIG. 1 .
  • FIG. 3 is a side elevational view of another exemplary seal in the form of a stack of discrete segments of resiliently compressible material.
  • FIG. 4 is plan view of the seal of FIG. 3 .
  • FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of another exemplary seal including pleats of a resilient material.
  • FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of another exemplary seal including pleats of an elastic resilient material.
  • FIG. 7 is a block diagram of one system/method of manufacturing a waist seal according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 8 depicts a portion of one continuous web of resilient material folded for use as a waist seal.
  • FIG. 9 depicts a portion of another continuous web of resilient material that is pleated to form a pleated seal according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 10 depicts a portion of another continuous web that includes a plurality of layers stacked to form a seal in the form of a stack of discrete segments according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 11 depicts an alternative shape for a seal in the plane defined by the longitudinal and lateral directions.
  • absorbent article refers to devices which absorb and contain body exudates, and, more specifically, refers to devices which are placed against or in proximity to the body of the wearer to absorb and contain the various exudates discharged from the body.
  • absorbent articles may include, but are not limited to, diapers, training pants, incontinence briefs, diaper holders, diaper liners, and the like.
  • dispenser is used herein to describe absorbent articles that are not intended to be laundered or otherwise restored or reused as an absorbent article.
  • FIG. 1 is a plan view of the diaper 20 of the present invention in its flat-out, uncontracted state (i.e., with any elastic induced contraction pulled out). Portions of the topsheet are cutaway to more clearly show the construction of the diaper 20 .
  • the portion of the diaper 20 that faces or contacts the wearer is oriented towards the viewer in FIG. 1 .
  • the diaper 20 includes a front waist region 22 , a rear waist region 24 , and a central region 26 .
  • the diaper 20 also defines a longitudinal direction 10 extending between the front waist region 22 and the rear waist region 24 .
  • a lateral direction 12 is defined that is generally transverse to the longitudinal direction 10 .
  • the “longitudinal” direction, dimension, or axis of the diaper 20 is typically aligned front to back with respect to the wearer as the disposable absorbent article is worn (i.e., extending between the front waist region 22 and the rear waist region 24 in the view of FIG. 1 ).
  • the “lateral” or “transverse” direction, dimension, or axis of the diaper 20 is generally transverse to the longitudinal direction 10 and is sideways aligned as the diaper 20 is worn.
  • the “z-direction” for the diaper 20 is generally normal to the plane defined by the longitudinal and transverse directions 10 & 12 and can generally be considered to extend through the thickness of the diaper 20 at a selected location.
  • the front waist region 22 and the rear waist region 24 are those portions of the diaper 20 which, when worn, encircle the waist of the wearer and are generally the highest elevation of the diaper 20 when the wearer is in the standing position.
  • the central region 26 is disposed between the front and rear waist regions 22 , 24 and is that part of the diaper 20 which, when worn, extends between the wearer's legs.
  • the diaper 20 preferably includes a liquid permeable topsheet 30 , a liquid impermeable backsheet 32 joined at least peripherally with the topsheet 30 , and an absorbent core 40 located between the topsheet 30 and the backsheet 32 .
  • the absorbent core 40 has a perimeter 45 that includes front and rear laterally extending ends 45 A and 45 B.
  • the topsheet 30 , backsheet 32 and the absorbent core 40 may be assembled in a variety of well known configurations. Examples of some potentially suitable configurations are described generally in U.S. Pat. No. 3,860,003 (Buell); U.S. Pat. No. 5,151,092 (Buell); U.S. Pat. No. 6,423,045 B1 (Wise et al.); U.S. Pat. No. 6,458,110 B1 (Lavon et al.); etc.
  • the term “absorbent core” refers to any component(s) of the diaper 20 used for absorbing and retaining body exudates.
  • the absorbent core 40 may have opposed major faces and may, if desired, be encased by one or more layers of tissue.
  • the absorbent core 40 may be made from a variety of commonly used materials such as comminuted wood pulp, typically referred to as airfelt. If desired, the absorbent core 40 may contain absorbent gelling materials as is commonly used in the art. Examples of some potentially suitable absorbent cores may be described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,610,678 (Weisman et al.); U.S. Pat. No. 4,673,402 (Weisman et al.); U.S. Pat.
  • the diaper 20 has a body facing surface formed primarily by topsheet 30 that is positioned adjacent to the wearer's body during use.
  • the diaper 20 also has a garment facing surface that faces away from the wearer's body during use.
  • the diaper 20 may also preferably include a pair of fasteners 50 , such as tape tabs or mechanical fasteners, positioned in the rear waist region 24 and adapted to fasten to landing areas (not shown) positioned on the garment facing surface of the front waist region 22 for fastening the diaper 20 to the wearer.
  • a pair of fasteners 50 such as tape tabs or mechanical fasteners
  • landing areas not shown
  • the diaper 20 may also include a variety of other features that are not depicted such as, e.g., a waist elastic feature, gasket cuffs, and barrier leg cuffs.
  • the absorbent articles of the present invention preferably include at least one seal 60 that may preferably be positioned, e.g., along the rear waist region 24 .
  • the seal 60 may preferably be positioned such that it is centered over the small of the back of the wearer when the absorbent article (e.g., diaper 20 ) is worn such that the escape of low viscosity fecal matter (and/or liquids such as, e.g., urine) between the body facing surface of the diaper 20 and the skin may be reduced.
  • the location of seal 60 on the diaper 20 is only one example of a potentially suitable location for the seal.
  • the seal may be located lower or be wide enough such that it overlaps a portion of the absorbent core 40 (i.e., extends over or under edge 45 B of absorbent core 40 ).
  • the seal 60 be positioned to contact the portion of the small of the back that is occupied by the spine (sometimes referred to as the lumbar region). That region typically includes a depression aligned with the spine from which low viscosity fecal matter (and other materials) may be more likely to escape. Seals manufactured in accordance with the present invention may also be used in other areas of absorbent article where depressions in the anatomy may make their use advantageous.
  • the seal 60 be resiliently compressible in response to compressive forces applied to the seal 60 in the z-direction (between the topsheet 30 and the backsheet 32 ).
  • a resiliently compressible seal 60 may better conform to the anatomical contours of the subject wearing the diaper 20 .
  • the seal 60 can be compressed under a compressive force applied between the topsheet 30 and the backsheet 32 (in, e.g., the z-direction) by a compressed distance from its unrestrained thickness to a reduced thickness and that, upon release of the compressive force, expands to regain at least 50% of the compressed distance, more preferably to regain at least 75% of the compressed distance, within one (1) minute after removal of the compressive force.
  • the seal 60 may preferably be constructed of a continuous length of material 72 that is preferably folded to form a folded stack 70 .
  • the folded stack 70 may preferably include layers of the material 72 folded such that each layer of the material 72 forms a segment 74 that that extends in the lateral direction 12 between folds 76 at opposing ends of each segment 74 .
  • the folds 76 may preferably be formed along fold lines in the material 72 that are generally aligned with the longitudinal direction 10 .
  • the material 72 of the folded stack 70 may, in some embodiments, extend across 50% or more of the rear waist region 24 (in the lateral direction 12 ) or the material 70 may be located only in a lesser portion of the lateral width of the rear waist region 24 .
  • the folds 76 may preferably be formed in the material 72 without modification. In other instances, however, the folds 76 may be formed along fold lines that may include, e.g., perforations, score lines, or other modifications to make the folding easier and/or more consistent. For example, providing a row of perforations separated by land areas along each fold 76 may result in a more uniform seal shape.
  • the folded stack 70 be located between the topsheet 30 and the backsheet 32 , with the folded stack 70 located on the body facing side of the backsheet 32 .
  • the folded stack 70 may be located elsewhere within the thickness of the article, e.g., the folded stack 70 may be located on the body-facing surface of the topsheet 30 (with or without an additional covering over the stack 70 ).
  • the backsheet 32 and/or the topsheet 30 may be attached to the folded stack 70 by any suitable technique or techniques, e.g., adhesives, ultrasonic welding, thermal welding, chemical welding, etc. It may be preferred that only one of the topsheet 30 or backsheet 32 be attached to the folded stack 70 or it may be preferred that both the topsheet 30 and the backsheet 32 be attached to the folded stack 70 .
  • the folded stack 70 may preferably include segments 74 of material 72 with different (preferably progressively smaller) lengths such that the folds 76 within each segment 74 are closer together when moving from the back sheet 32 towards the topsheet 30 .
  • Such a convex profile (referring to the shape of the folded stack 70 as depicted in the cross-sectional view of FIG. 2 ) may better conform to the spinal depression in the lumbar region of a subject wearing the diaper 20 . It should, however, be understood that the segments 74 in the folded stack 70 of material 72 may all have the same length between folds 76 if so desired.
  • the folded stack 70 include three or more layers or segments 74 of the material 72 .
  • the folded stack 70 may include five (or more) layers or segments 74 as depicted in FIG. 2 .
  • the folded stack 70 include 30 or fewer layers or segments, or even 20 or fewer layers or segments.
  • the material 72 used to form the folded stack 70 may also be bonded to assist in retention of the folds during use.
  • a number of bonds 78 between segments 74 are depicted in FIG. 2 , although it should be understood that the depicted locations of bonds 78 are exemplary only and any suitable distribution of bonds may be used in place of the distribution depicted in FIG. 2 .
  • the bonds in FIG. 2 are limited to discrete locations within the stack 70 , it should be understood that the folded stack 70 may include adhesive or other bonds that occupy larger areas of the folded stack 70 . Any suitable technique or techniques may be used to provide bonds in the folded stack 70 including, but are not limited to, adhesives, ultrasonic welding, thermal welding, chemical welding, etc.
  • the material 72 used to construct the seal 60 be resiliently compressible as well.
  • suitable materials that may be used to create a folded stack for use as a seal may include, but are not limited to, foam material, nonwovens (such as, e.g., lofted nonwoven materials used in, e.g., batting), etc.
  • the material 72 of the folded stack 70 may also be elastic, i.e., the material 72 may exhibit elasticity when stretched along its length and/or over its width.
  • the term “elasticity” means that the article in question (e.g., the material 72 ) will substantially resume a significant portion of its original shape after being stretched. It may be preferred that the recovery of an elastic portion be at least 20% of the elongation experienced as a result of moderate stretching (e.g., undergoing elongation of about 150% of original length).
  • the material 72 of the folded stack 70 is elastic and the rear waist region 24 of the diaper 20 is also elastic, it may be preferred to include a stabilizing layer within the portion of the rear waist region 24 occupied by the folded stack 70 to limit deformation of the folded stack 70 if the rear waist region 24 is elastically stretched during use (examples of potentially suitable stabilizing layers are described in connection with other exemplary embodiments of seals herein).
  • a stabilizing layer may be inelastic or elastic as desired.
  • FIGS. 3 & 4 An alternative embodiment of a seal 160 that may be used in connection with the present invention is depicted in FIGS. 3 & 4 .
  • the seal 160 may be in the form of a stack 170 of two or more discrete segments 174 of material arranged and attached to each other to form a resiliently compressible seal 160 that may be located between the topsheet and backsheet of a diaper (not shown).
  • Discrete segments 174 are segments of the resilient material that are not connected to each other along their ends.
  • the discrete segments 174 may be supplied by separate rolls, slit from a single roll, or provided from a stack, etc.
  • the segments 174 may preferably be bonded to each other as discussed above in connection with the folded stack to maintain a selected arrangement between the different segments. Further, it may be preferred that the segments 174 within the stack 170 have different lengths along the lateral direction 112 and those segments 174 may preferably be arranged to provide a seal 160 with a generally convex profile (as seen in FIG. 3 ) that may better conform to the depression formed proximate the spine within the lumbar region of a wearer.
  • the materials used to form the stack 170 may preferably be similar to those used in connection with the folded stack discussed herein. In one variation, however, in a stack 170 formed from discrete segments 174 , the materials used in the segments 174 may be the same or different. For example, the materials used in different segments may have different properties such as, e.g., compressibility, firmness, elasticity, etc. It may be preferred for example, to use softer, more easily compressed materials proximate the topsheet (the body facing side of the stack 170 ) and firmer materials towards the backsheet side of the stack 170 . Such an arrangement may provide improved conformability to the seal 160 .
  • the seal 260 includes pleats 270 formed of upright segments 274 of a web material 272 using folds 276 & 277 to define the upright segments 274 .
  • Each pleat 270 preferably includes two upright segments 274 with peak fold 276 connecting the two segments 274 .
  • the opposite ends of the upright segments 274 (the ends nearest backsheet 232 ) include base folds 277 .
  • the material 272 used to form the pleats 270 may preferably be similar to that used in connection with the folded stack discussed herein. Further, the pleats 270 (and connecting segments 275 , if provided) may be formed from a continuous length of the material used to form the pleats 270 . That material may extend, in some embodiments, across 50% or more of the width of the rear waist region in the lateral direction 212 or it may be located within only the portion of the lateral width of the rear waist region in which the seal 260 is located.
  • the upright segments 274 may preferably be oriented generally transverse to a plane that is defined by the longitudinal direction (not shown in FIG. 5 ) and the lateral direction 212 . Such a plane may be considered as coinciding with the backsheet 232 in the embodiment of FIG. 5 .
  • the upright segments 274 and the pleats 270 they form may preferably extend from the backsheet 232 towards the body of a subject wearing the disposable article in which seal 260 is provided (although the opposite orientation may also be used—with the pleats 270 extending from the topsheet 230 away from the body of a subject wearing the disposable article).
  • adjacent pleats 270 may preferably be separated from each other in the lateral direction 212 (e.g., across the rear waist region of a diaper) as depicted in FIG. 5 , such that adjacent pleats 270 preferably do not contact each other (when the seal 260 is uncompressed).
  • the adjacent pleats 270 are separated from each other between base folds 277 by a lateral segment 275 that extends in the lateral direction 212 .
  • the pleats in a seal according to the present invention could be located immediately adjacent each other (in the lateral direction 212 ). In such a case, it may be preferred that the base fold located between the adjacent pleats be shared, i.e., the base fold may define adjacent segments in the adjacent pleats with no lateral segment 275 being provided between the adjacent pleats.
  • the segments 274 in each of the pleats 270 may preferably include one or more bonds 278 that connect the segments 274 within the pleat 270 .
  • the bonds 278 may assist in retaining the shape of the pleats 270 (and, therefore, the seal 260 ) in response to compression between the topsheet 230 and the backsheet 232 .
  • Any suitable technique or techniques may be used to provide bonds 278 between the segments 274 in the pleats 270 including, but not limited to, adhesives, ultrasonic welding, thermal welding, chemical welding, etc. Although only one bond 278 is depicted in connection with each pleat 270 , it should be understood that two or more bonds may be provided or that some pleats may include one or more bonds while others do not include bonds.
  • bonds 278 may be provided in limited areas (e.g., at points or along lines) as depicted in FIG. 5 or, alternatively, the segments 274 within a pleat 270 may be bonded together over more significant portions of their common surfaces (i.e., the surfaces of segments 274 that face each other within the pleat 270 ).
  • the pleats 270 may also be bonded or attached to the topsheet 230 and/or the backsheet 232 . Such bonds may also assist in retaining the overall shape of the pleats 270 and, therefore, the seal 260 .
  • the seal 260 may preferably include pleats 270 that include segments 274 with different lengths such that the peak folds 276 are located at different distances from the base folds 277 . It may be preferred that the pleat height (the distance between peak fold 276 and the base folds within a pleat 270 ) reach a maximum proximate a lateral center of the seal 260 as depicted in FIG. 5 with the pleats 270 on each side of the lateral center having a decreasing pleat height. Such an arrangement may preferably provide a seal 260 having a generally convex profile (referring to the general shape of the seal 260 as depicted in FIG. 5 ).
  • a seal 260 with a convex profile may better conform to the spinal depression in the lumbar region of a subject wearing the article including the seal 260 . It should, however, be understood that the pleats 270 in a seal 260 may all have the same pleat height or may have any other selected arrangement (e.g., concave, sinusoidal, etc.) if so desired.
  • seal 360 is depicted in the cross-sectional view of FIG. 6 .
  • the seal 360 which includes pleats 370 arranged in a manner similar to those found in seal 260 of FIG. 5 , may be constructed in a manner similar to seal 260 .
  • pleated seal 360 as compared to pleated seal 260 is that the material used to construct the pleats 370 may be elastic such that the connecting lateral segments 375 between pleats 370 may also exhibit elasticity.
  • a stabilizing layer 379 may be provided proximate the bases of the pleats 370 to inhibit stretching of the seal 360 in the lateral direction 312 during use of the seal 360 .
  • the stabilizing layer 379 may be inelastic, such that the portion of the waist region connected to the stabilizing layer 379 is inelastic. In other instances, the stabilizing layer 379 may itself be elastic, with the stabilizing layer 379 merely adding resistance to stretch within the portion of the waist region connected to the stabilizing layer 379 .
  • the stabilizing layer 379 may be constructed of any suitable material or materials, e.g., nonwoven webs, filaments, multicomponent webs, films, etc. In some instances, the stabilizing layer 379 may be constructed of the same material used to form pleats 370 and/or interconnecting segments 375 .
  • the stabilizing layer 379 may be bonded to any selected component(s) within the seal 360 or the absorbent article incorporating the seal 360 , e.g., the pleats 370 , connecting segments 375 , topsheet 330 , backsheet 332 , etc. Any suitable technique or techniques may be used to provide the bonds, including, but not limited to, adhesives, ultrasonic welding, thermal welding, chemical welding, etc.
  • the elasticity of the material 372 may be advantageously used to provide elasticity to the surrounding portions of the waist region.
  • the seal 360 is surrounded on each side by elastic waist portions 380 .
  • portions of the article including seal 360 include components that may be gathered on the elastic material 372 as depicted in FIG. 6 . Such gathering may be accomplished by. e.g., attaching the topsheet 330 and the backsheet 332 to the elastic material 372 while the material 372 is stretched. When the material 372 is released, it draws or gathers the attached components in manners that are well known to those skilled in the art.
  • a potential advantage of the seals of the present invention is their use of relatively thin webs of material that is folded into a stack, provided in discrete segments that are stacked, or formed into pleats to provide a seal with a desired thickness and resilient compressibility that cannot be provided by a single layer of the relatively thin material alone.
  • FIG. 7 depicts a system and method in which seal material 490 , which may preferably be provided in roll form or manufactured in-line with the seal assembly process, is directed into seal forming equipment 492 .
  • the seal forming equipment 492 is preferably capable of accepting the seal material 490 in the form of a continuous web, as individual sheets (which may be fed from a continuous roll or stack), etc.
  • the seal forming equipment may convert (e.g., fold, sheet, cut, stack, pleat, etc.) the seal material 490 as needed to construct a seal which is applied to an absorbent article by an applicator 494 . In some instances, the converting and application may be completed at the same station.
  • the equipment used to convert the material in the seals of the present invention may be selected based on the properties of the materials, speed of the manufacturing process, etc. Examples of some potentially suitable converting equipment may be found in, e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 4,421,501 (Scheffer); U.S. Pat. No. 4,488,927 (Hooper); U.S. Pat. No. 4,614,512 (Capdeboscq); U.S. Pat. No. 4,682,977 (Buxton); U.S. Pat. No. 5,007,890 (Alverth et al.); U.S. Pat. No. 5,300,007 (Kober); U.S. Pat. No.
  • the seal forming equipment may include bonding apparatus (e.g., adhesive applicators, welding equipment, etc.), perforating apparatus, etc. as required to form the seals.
  • FIG. 8 depicts a portion of one continuous web 540 of resilient material that is folded for use as a waist seal. It may be preferred that the folding be along fold lines 576 that extend along the length 510 of the continuous web 540 . After folding, it may be preferred that the web 540 be separated (e.g., sheeted) along lines 544 that extend across the width of the web 540 (where the width is generally transverse to the length 5 10 ).
  • bonds 578 between the segments 574 of the folded stack are also depicted in FIG. 8 . It may be preferred that the bonds 578 (which may be formed by, e.g., applying adhesive, welding, etc.) attach the segments 574 at selected locations along the length 510 of the continuous web 540 .
  • FIG. 9 depicts a portion of another continuous web 640 of resilient material that is pleated to include pleats 670 in a pleated seal according to the present invention. It may be preferred that the pleating be along fold lines 676 that extend along the length 610 of the continuous web 640 . After the pleats 670 have been formed, it may be preferred that the pleated web 640 be separated (e.g., sheeted) along lines 644 that extend across the width of the web 640 (where the width is generally transverse to the length 610 ).
  • bonds 678 between the segments 674 of the pleats 670 are also depicted in FIG. 9 . It may be preferred that the bonds 678 (which may be formed by, e.g., applying adhesive, welding, etc.) attach the segments 674 at selected locations along the length 610 of the continuous web 640 .
  • FIG. 10 depicts a portion of another continuous web 740 of resilient material that includes a plurality of layers 774 stacked to form a seal including a stack of discrete segments according to the present invention. It may be preferred that the stacking be accomplished by aligning separate continuous webs for each layer 774 using, e.g., separate rolls of resilient material that are unrolled and aligned as desired. Alternatively, two or more layers 774 of the stack may be provided by slitting a single wider web into narrower webs that can be realigned to form a stacked arrangement as depicted in FIG. 10 . At least two of the different webs and their resulting layers 774 may preferably have different widths (where width is measured generally transverse to length). In some embodiments, all of the layers 774 within the continuous web 740 may be constructed of the same material. In other embodiments, at least two layers 774 within the continuous web 740 may be constructed of different materials.
  • Each layer 774 preferably extends along the length 710 of the stacked continuous web 740 .
  • the web 740 be separated (e.g., sheeted) along lines 744 that extend across the width of the stacked web 740 (where the width is generally transverse to the length 710 ).
  • bonds 778 between the layers 774 of the stacked web 740 are also depicted in FIG. 10 . It may be preferred that the bonds 778 (which may be formed by, e.g., applying adhesive, welding, etc.) attach the segments 774 at selected locations along the length 710 of the stacked web 740 .
  • the resiliently compressible seals have been described herein as preferably having a generally convex profile taken in a z-direction plane that is transverse to a plane formed by the lateral and longitudinal directions and parallel to the lateral direction (see, e.g., the cross-sectional or side views of FIGS. 2 , 3 , 5 , and 6 ), seals having alternative profiles are also possible.
  • the seals manufactured according to the present invention may have a generally rectangular cross-section profile in such a z-direction plane.
  • seals depicted in the figures may have a rectangular shape in the plane defined by the lateral and longitudinal directions (e.g., the plane occupied by the paper on which FIG. 1 is printed), seals of the present invention may have other shapes.
  • One such alternative shape is depicted in FIG. 11 , in which the seal 860 has a lower edge 861 , upper edge 863 and sides 865 .
  • Both the longitudinal direction 810 and lateral direction 812 are also depicted in FIG. 11 (with the longitudinal direction 810 and the lateral direction 812 defining the plane in which the shape of the seal 860 is defined).
  • the lower edge 861 be shaped to divert the flow direction of low viscosity materials traveling in the longitudinal direction.
  • the lower edge may preferably divert that flow at least partially along the lateral direction 812 .
  • Flow diversion may be accomplished using any seal with a lower edge that is not aligned with the lateral direction 812 that extends across the waist region of the absorbent article (as would the lower edge of a rectangular seal aligned arranged as depicted in, e.g., FIG. 1 ).
  • the seal may be preferred that have a lower edge 861 that is not aligned with the lateral direction 812 and that exhibits symmetry about a centerline aligned with the longitudinal direction 810 .
  • the seal 860 includes an intermediate section 866 flanked on both sides by outer sections 867 . It may be preferred that the intermediate section of the lower edge of seal 860 be located closer to the central region of an absorbent article (not shown in FIG. 11 ) in which the seal 860 is used.
  • one such shape for the lower edge 861 is a convex curve as depicted in FIG. 11 , many other shapes are possible, e.g., V-shapes, etc.
  • Low viscosity materials flowing towards the lower edge 861 along the longitudinal direction 810 may preferably be diverted to flow along the edge 861 towards the outer sections 867 .
  • the upper edge 863 of the seal 860 may preferably have a shape that is complementary to the shape of the lower edge 861 .
  • lower edge 861 is convex while upper edge 863 is concave.
  • seals 860 are, e.g., sheeted from web that extends in the longitudinal direction 810 , little or no material is wasted because the upper edge 863 defines the lower edge of the next seal in the web.
  • longitudinal symmetry of the seal 860 also contributes to the reduced waste along with complementary lower and upper edges 861 and 863 .
  • the seals used in connection with the present invention may also be characterized on the basis of the dimensions of the seals and/or the materials used to form the seals.
  • the resilient material used in the stacks, pleats, etc. have a thickness of 1 millimeter (mm) or more, preferably 1.5 or more. It may be preferred that the upper end of the thickness of the resilient material be 4 or less, or even 2.5 mm or less.
  • the maximum thickness of the seals may preferably be 4 mm or more, or even 6 or more. At the upper end, it may be preferred that the thickness of the seal be 15 or less, or even 10 or less.
  • the width of the seal at the base along the lateral direction i.e., across the rear waist region
  • base of the seal have a lateral direction width of 60 or less, or even 45 or less.
  • the top-most layer have a lateral direction width of 5 or more, or even 10 or more.
  • the top-most layer have a lateral direction width of 35 or less, or even 25 or less.
  • the length of the seal In the longitudinal direction along, it may be preferred that the length of the seal be 15 or more, or even 20 or more. At the upper end of the range, it may be preferred that the longitudinal length of the seals be 50 or less, or even 40 or less.
  • the entire lateral direction width of the resilient material incorporated into the absorbent article may, in some embodiments, preferably be 75 mm or more. At the upper end of that range, it may be preferred that the entire lateral direction width of the resilient material incorporated into the absorbent article (i.e., that portion extending laterally from the stacked/pleated portion) be 150 or less.

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