ABSORBENT ARTICLE WITH CONTAINMENT FLAPS

摘要

An absorbent article having a first containment flap and a second containment flap each having a stem, an inner flap projection, and an outer flap projection. The stems of the first and the second containment flaps can be positioned laterally inward of the longitudinal side edges of the absorbent article. The stem can extend away from the body facing liner when the absorbent article is in a relaxed condition. The inner flap projection can extend laterally from the stem towards a longitudinal axis of the absorbent article and the outer flap projection can extend laterally from the stem away from the longitudinal axis and the inner flap projection when the article is in a relaxed condition. The outer flap projection can be bonded to the stem in at least a portion of one of the front waist region and the rear waist region.

主权项

1. An absorbent article comprising:
a longitudinal axis and a lateral axis; a front waist region, a rear waist region, a crotch region, the crotch region being disposed between the front waist region and the rear waist region; a front waist edge in the front waist region, a rear waist edge in the rear waist region, a first longitudinal side edge and a second longitudinal side edge, the first longitudinal side edge and the second longitudinal side edge each extending from the front waist edge to the rear waist edge; a body facing liner comprising a body facing surface and a garment facing surface; a backsheet coupled to the body facing liner; an absorbent body positioned between the body facing liner and the backsheet; and a first containment flap and a second containment flap, the first containment flap and the second containment flap each extending from the front waist region to the rear waist region, the first containment flap being on a first side of the longitudinal axis, the second containment flap being on a second side of the longitudinal axis, the first containment flap and the second containment flap each comprising:
a stem bonded to one of the body facing liner and the backsheet, the stem configured to extend away from the body facing surface of the body facing liner and the backsheet in at least the crotch region when the absorbent article is in a relaxed condition;an inner flap projection extending laterally from the stem towards the longitudinal axis when the absorbent article is in the relaxed condition, at least a portion of the inner flap projection being elasticized; andan outer flap projection, the outer flap projection extending laterally from the stem away from the longitudinal axis and the inner flap projection when the absorbent article is in a partially relaxed condition, at least a portion of the outer flap projection being elasticized, the outer flap projection being bonded to the stem in at least a portion of at least one of the front waist region and the rear waist region;the stem of the first containment flap being positioned laterally inward of the first longitudinal side edge and the stem of the second containment flap being positioned laterally inward of the second longitudinal side edge.