An absorbent garment having standing leg gathers with improved leak containment capabilities, a method of making the absorbent garment, and a method of determining the leak containment capability of a standing leg gather are disclosed herein. In a first aspect, a method of determining a Leg Gasketing Index is disclosed herein and includes elongating a section of a standing leg gather and measuring the resulting elastic contractile force. In a second aspect, the present invention relates to an absorbent garment including standing leg gathers having a mean Total Leg Gasketing Index over three elongation cycles of at least about 4.75 kg*mm.
申请公布号
WO03061525(A3)
申请公布日期
2004.03.11
申请号
WO2003US00613
申请日期
2003.01.10
申请人
PARAGON TRADE BRANDS, INC.
发明人
JOHNSTON, LEE, W.;MOLEE, KENNETH, JOHN;DRISKELL, STACY, JEAN;LITVAY, JOHN, D.