ABSORBENT ARTICLE WITH HANDLES OF SLOW RECOVERY MATERIAL

摘要

An absorbent article includes a chassis with a backsheet, a topsheet join ed to the backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between the backsheet an d the topsheet. The article also includes at least one handle joined to the chassis. The handle is of a material that is capable of transmitting at leas t 30-50% of the force applied and that recovers to substantially or nearly s ubstantially its initial shape after forces are applied to the handle are re moved. The material may be a slow recovery elastomer with a normalized unloa d force of greater than about 0.04 N/mm2 at 37C after a 5 minute hold time a t 60% strain and a post-elongation strain of at least about 30% after 15 sec onds of recovery at 22C. A method of use of the article is also included.