ABSORBENT ARTICLE HAVING EXTENSIBILITY AT WAIST PANEL

摘要

An absorbent article having extensibility at waist panel is disclosed. The absorbent article of the present invention has a pair of longitudinal side edges and a pair of end edges, opposite waist panels adjacent to the edge edges, a crotch panel positioned between the waist panels, and a side panel extending laterally outwardly from the waist panel. The absorbent article comprises a liquid pervious topsheet, an absorbent core disposed underneath the topsheet, and a chassis layer. The waist panel comprises a portion of the chassis layer. The chassis layer includes a plurality of spaced discontinuities regularly disposed in at least a portion of the waist panel. The discontinuities are open to provide the chassis layer with extensibility in the transverse direction when the waist panel is subjected to tension. The absorbent article comprises an extensibility controlling means to control the extensibility of the chassis layer. The extensibility controlling means inhibits the chassis layer from extending beyond extensibility causing breakage of the chassis layer.