Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
604391000 | By fabric strip fastener element (e.g., hook and loop type fastener) | 62 |
20080208157 | Nonwoven fabric for a female component of a fastening system - A fastening system includes an engaging component and a receiving component. The engaging component has a plurality of engaging elements capable of engaging the receiving component. The receiving component includes a nonwoven fabric having composite fibers, an embossed section, and a non-embossed section. The composite fibers are bonded together in the embossed sections. The composite fibers include a first propylene polymer and a second propylene polymer, wherein the first and second propylene polymers extend continually in a longitudinal direction and are arranged such that the second propylene polymer is associated with the first propylene polymer such that the composite fiber forms a crimp therein. The embossed sections have a plurality of zigzag unit patterns arranged in a machine direction which have a ratio of W | 08-28-2008 |
20080255534 | Disposable article with novel refastenable system - A disposable absorbent article has an absorbent chassis, two independent side panels, a pair of front releasable fastening systems and a pair of back releasable fastening systems. Each side panel comprises a pair of opposite transverse edges. The front fastening system releasably attaches the front waist region to a transverse edge of the side panel. The back fastening system releasably attaches the back waist region to an opposite transverse edge of the side panel. | 10-16-2008 |
20090043275 | Pant-Like Absorbent Article and a Method for Making It - A pant-type absorbent article having a first body panel and a second body panel, the first and second body panels being interconnected by side panels. The respective side panel is formed by a bridge member having a first longitudinal edge portion attached to the first body panel and a second longitudinal edge portion attached to the second body panel, the bridge before use of the article being folded in an accordion-like fashion and can be extended and unfolded when the article is to be used so as to form the side panels of the article. In one embodiment at least one of the bridge members is refastenably attached to one body panel, wherein a first fastening member is arranged on the bridge member at or close to one longitudinal edge portion thereof and a complementary second fastening member is arranged on the respective body panel. | 02-12-2009 |
20090182299 | Absorbent Garment - An absorbent garment is disclosed that may generally fit below a substantial portion of the abdomen of the wearer. The absorbent garment, in one embodiment, is designed to have a relatively short crotch length. In this regard, the front edge of the garment can reside below the abdomen along the inguinal ligament line of the wearer. The garment can have a longer crotch length in the back so as to cover the psis and sacral triangle of the wearer. In accordance with the present disclosure, two belt members extend from the back portion of the garment to the front portion and hold the garment in place. | 07-16-2009 |
20090254059 | REFASTENABLE PANT-LIKE ABSORBENT ARTICLE AND A METHOD FOR MAKING IT - A pant-type absorbent article including a first body panel having a body facing side and a garment facing side and a second body panel having a body facing side and a garment facing side, the body facing sides of first and second body panels are held together in a face-to-face relationship along lateral edges to form side connections. The article further including a first fastening member hingedly attached to or near a lateral edge of the body facing side of the first body panel and having a portion which is unattached to said first body panel, said portion is refastenably attached to a complementary second fastening member provided on the body facing side of the second body panel. A recess forming a finger grip may be provided in the lateral edge of the first body panel. | 10-08-2009 |
20090299323 | Personal wear absorbent article with disposal tab - An absorbent article for personal wear has first and second waist regions that are one of permanently attached and releasably attachable to define transversely opposite sides each extending a length Lp from a waist opening to a leg opening of the article. A disposal tab has an attachment region attached to one side of the article and extending a greatest length La along at least a portion of the length Lp of the side. The article includes a primary fastening system for releasably attaching the first waist region to the second waist region, and the primary fastening system includes a hook material permanently attached to the first waist region. The article further includes a disposal tab having an attachment region permanently attached to one of the sides of the article in the second waist region and which extends a greatest length La along at least a portion of the length Lp of such side. The disposal tab also includes a tab region that extends transversely outward from the attachment region and which is attachable to the article in at least the disposal configuration of the article. The disposal tab comprises a base substrate and a fastening component attached to the base substrate in the tab region. The disposal-tab base substrate is releasably attachable to the hook material of the primary fastening system. | 12-03-2009 |
20100069875 | Diapers Having a Zoned Non-Attachable Back Sheet and Methods of Manufacturing Same - According to one embodiment, an absorbent article to be worn about a wearer has a front portion and a back portion. The absorbent article includes an outer layer, an inner layer that is substantially co-extensive with the outer layer, an absorbent layer and one or more fasteners, which are located on the back portion of the absorbent article. The absorbent layer is interposed between the outer layer and the inner layer to form the absorbent article. The outer layer has a central portion between two side portions. The central portion of the outer layer is treated with a chemical to substantially inhibit attachment of the one or more fasteners to the central portion of the outer layer. The one or more fasteners secure the back portion to the outer layer of the front portion. Specifically, the one or more fasteners are configured to secure the back portion to a region of the outer layer which is not treated with the chemical. | 03-18-2010 |
20100191213 | ABSORBENT ARTICLE WITH INTERMITTENT SIDE SEAMS - An absorbent article has an inside surface that faces a wearer's body when the absorbent article is worn, and an outside surface opposite the inside surface. The absorbent article includes a liquid pervious topsheet and a backsheet, at least a portion of the backsheet being liquid impervious. A front waist portion includes a first side front panel and a second side front panel. A back waist portion includes a first side back panel and a second side back panel. A crotch portion longitudinally extends between the front waist portion and the back waist portion. An absorbent assembly is disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet. A first fastening component is disposed at the first side front panel and a second fastening component is disposed at the second side front panel for respective attachment to the first side back panel and the second side back panel to fasten the absorbent article around the waist of the wearer. The first and second fastening components each have at least one active fastening portion and at least one non-active fastening portion. | 07-29-2010 |
20100217225 | Fastening Tab - The invention relates to improved fastening tabs for disposable products such as diapers, to disposable products comprising said fastening tabs, and to methods of manufacturing said disposable products. According to one embodiment, the fastening tab comprises a backing having a manufacturer s end and an opposite user s end. The fastening tab is adapted to be secured to the disposable product at its manufacturer s end, and the user's end comprises a fingerlift. The tab further comprises a mechanical fastening element attached to the user s end of the backing. The user s end is folded in a Z-shape such that the mechanical fastening element is at least partially covered by a portion of the user's end. The fastening tab is adapted so that, upon application of a pulling force onto the user s end of the fastening tab, the Z-shape is released and the covering of the mechanical fastening element is removed so that the mechanical fastening element is exposed. | 08-26-2010 |
20100249744 | FASTENING TAPE AND DISPOSABLE DIAPER HAVING THE SAME - A fastening tape comprising a tab part formed at one end of a tape substrate, a fixing part formed at the other end of the tape substrate so as to be attached to a disposable diaper main body, a fastening part formed between the tab part and the fixing part, wherein an attachment is fixed to one surface of the tape substrate at the fastening part, the fastening part is folded at a boundary between the fastening part and the fixing part to form a first fold so that the attachment is inside the first fold, the attachment is joined to the fixing part of the tape substrate, the tab part is folded at a boundary between the tab part and the fastening part to form a second fold so that the attachment is outside the second fold. According to the fastening tape of the above, the tab part of the fastening tape is easily pinched and less likely to be joined to the attachment by folding the tab part, and hence handleability of the fastening tape is improved. | 09-30-2010 |
20100305543 | NONWOVEN FABRIC AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF - Nonwoven fabrics of a basis weight of 10 to 30 g/m | 12-02-2010 |
20110004182 | FASTENER TAB AND RELATED METHOD - A fastener tab including a fastening-tape-segment, a hook-tape-segment, a release-tape-segment, and an antipeel-tape-segment, with the release-tape-segment and the antipeel-tape-segment being formed from a single tape. The antipeel-tape-segment is configured to prevent a susceptible leading edge of an anchoring zone of the release-tape-segment from being subjected to peel-initiating forces during deployment of the fastener tab. An adhesive area can be included to releasably bond a fastening deployment zone and the release anchoring zone together to minimize pre-deployment flagging. | 01-06-2011 |
20110028936 | Two bar stitch bonded loop fastener for diaper and related method - A tear away diaper fastening system including a segment of loop material having a plurality of outwardly projecting loop elements adapted to engage cooperating hooking elements in juxtaposed contacting relation. The loop material includes a composite sheet of stitch bonded construction including a polymer film substrate layer. A first plurality of yarn elements extends in stitched relation through the substrate layer to define a plurality of parallel stitch lines of flat stitches extending along the machine direction of the sheet material to form a ground layer substantially covering an upper surface of the substrate layer. A second plurality of yarn elements extends in stitched relation through the substrate layer in zigzag crossing relation between parallel needle lines to define a plurality of raised loops extending above the ground layer. | 02-03-2011 |
20110066129 | WEARING ARTICLE AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - A wearing article configured so that hook elements of a mechanical fastener can be firmly attached to a chassis and the hook elements can be held in engagement with loop elements of a mechanical fastener tightly without correspondingly increasing a manufacturing cost. The wearing article has front and rear waist regions that respectively include a first pair of lateral zones and a second pair of lateral zones, these lateral zones in each pair are opposed to each other in a transverse direction X and extending in a longitudinal direction Y. An inner sheet is provided in the first lateral zones with mount members attached thereto and hook elements are attached to the diaper via the mount members. In the second lateral zones, the inner sheet is provided with loop elements attached thereto. First and second arrays of the hook elements include deformed regions created over the entire areas thereof by pressure-treatment. | 03-17-2011 |
20110092946 | Wearable Article with Extensible Fastening Member Having Stress Distribution Features and/or Fastening Combination Performance Characteristics, and Method of Testing and Selecting Fastening Combination Performance Characteristics - A method for measuring the force necessary to separate a sample of a hooks fastener component from engagement with a loops component is disclosed. The method includes the steps of engaging respective samples of the hooks material and loops material along a plane of engagement, displacing them in a shear direction parallel with the plane of engagement, pulling them apart on a tensile tester in a direction orthogonal to the plane of engagement, until disengaged, and measuring the pulling force exerted during the pulling step. A wearable article having a combination of hooks fastener and loops material landing zone is also disclosed, wherein the hooks fastener and loops material are selected using the disclosed method. | 04-21-2011 |
20110092947 | Wearable Article with Extensible Fastening Member Having Stress Distribution Features and/or Fastening Combination Performance Characteristics, and Method of Testing and Selecting Fastening Combination Performance Characteristics - A wearable article with an extensible fastening member having a fastener proximate its end is disclosed. The fastening member may be highly extensible, and may have construction features and shape characteristics that affect distribution of force components when the fastener is in use, and reduce the chances of buckling or flipping of the fastening member along its edges, and the chances that the edges of the fastener will be lifted away from a surface to which it is attached. The fastener and material forming an accompanying landing zone on the article may be selected to form a fastening combination having performance attributes that provide further resistance to unintended pop-off under wearing conditions. | 04-21-2011 |
20110118692 | FEMALE MEMBER FOR HOOK-AND-LOOP FASTENER, HOOK-AND-LOOP FASTENER EMPLOYING THE FEMALE MEMBER, AND ABSORBENT ARTICLE EMPLOYING THE HOOK-AND-LOOP FASTENER - A female member for a hook-and-loop fastener is provided. Even when the hook-and-loop fastener part is deformed or an instantaneous impact peel force is applied to the fastener part, the female member does not peel off the male member. When the male member is peeled from the female member, no fluffing caused by shedding of a fibrous material occurs. The female member for a hook-and-loop fastener is constituted of a fibrous material and can engage with a mating male member. The female member is composed of: dense fiber portions arranged in rows and having a high density of the fibrous material; and sparse fiber portions arranged in rows alternately with these dense fiber portions and having a lower density of the fibrous material than the dense fiber portions. The dense fiber portions deform elastically, and this prevents undesirable peeling and diminishes fluffing. | 05-19-2011 |
20110118693 | METHOD OF MAKING WEARING ARTICLE AND THIS WEARING ARTICLE - The present invention provides a method of making a wearing article improved so that mount members in folded state can be easily released from a temporarily fixing effect. The method of making a wearing article involves folding back each of mount members from the side of a top-sheet of a front waist region toward an inner side facing the wearer's skin so as to define first regions, second regions and third regions; bonding the first regions to the top-sheet in the front waist region by means of first adhesive layers; bonding the first regions to the second regions by means of second adhesive layers; forming first arrays of adhesive spots between the second regions and the third regions; hook elements are bonded to surfaces of the third regions on the side of the top-sheet in a rear waist region; bond loop elements to the top-sheet in the rear waist region; and engaging the loop elements with the hook elements. The first arrays of adhesive spots are formed in area overlapping the hook elements. | 05-19-2011 |
20110137279 | Fastening System - A mechanical fastening system having an engaging component and a receiving component. The receiving component has a first bond line, a second bond line, a bond zone, and a plurality of consecutive sweep regions. The second bond line is disposed adjacent to the first bond line such that a portion of the second bond line overlaps a portion of the first bond line. The bond zone circumscribes the first bond line and the second bond line. The plurality of consecutive sweep regions are disposed within the bond zone. At least one sweep region includes a portion of both the first bond line and the second bond line, and the remaining sweep regions include at least a portion of the first or the second bond lines. The receiving component has a bond ratio greater than or equal to about 1 and less than or equal to about 20. | 06-09-2011 |
20110166542 | Diapers Having A Zoned Non-Attachable Back Sheet And Methods Of Manufacturing Same - According to one embodiment, an absorbent article to be worn about a wearer has a front portion and a back portion. The absorbent article includes an outer layer, an inner layer that is substantially co-extensive with the outer layer, an absorbent layer and one or more fasteners, which are located on the back portion of the absorbent article. The absorbent layer is interposed between the outer layer and the inner layer to form the absorbent article. The outer layer has a central portion between two side portions. The central portion of the outer layer is treated with a chemical to substantially inhibit attachment of the one or more fasteners to the central portion of the outer layer. The one or more fasteners secure the back portion to the outer layer of the front portion. Specifically, the one or more fasteners are configured to secure the back portion to a region of the outer layer which is not treated with the chemical. | 07-07-2011 |
20110245794 | BELTED ABSORBENT GARMENT - Absorbent garment such as a diaper and an incontinence guard, said garment has a first body panel, a second body panel and a crotch portion there between. The garment is provided with opposed laterally extending belt members attached to the waist portion of the first body panel and are adapted to be wrapped around the waist of the wearer of the garment and fastened together by a first fastener. The second body panel at its waist portion is provided with second fasteners adapted to be fastened to the belt members, in such a way that the garment will assume a pant-like shape. The belt members are interconnected by a waist band extending in transverse direction along the waist portion of the first body panel. At least one of the belt members has an elastic region located at the proximal end of said belt member adjacent said waist band. | 10-06-2011 |
20110257620 | BONDING PATTERNS - A bond pattern comprising bond lines that define tessellating pattern elements | 10-20-2011 |
20110288520 | ABSORBENT GARMENT HAVING OUTER SHELL AND ADJUSTABLE ABSORBENT ASSEMBLY THEREIN - An absorbent garment having a garment-like outer shell and an absorbent assembly adapted for adjustable positioning therein is disclosed. In particular embodiments, the absorbent garment includes garment shell, at least one inner attachment member, and an absorbent assembly. The inner attachment member can be disposed at a waist region of the garment shell. The absorbent assembly can include a fastening component disposed at an end region, the first fastening component adapted for refastenable engagement to the inner attachment member. The inner attachment member can be configured such that a user may adjust a position of the refastenable engagement to the inner attachment member. | 11-24-2011 |
20110313389 | SLIT HOOK STRIPS AND LAMINATES AND ARTICLES CONTAINING THE SAME - A hook strip is provided having a backing with a first surface and a length in a first direction; multiple rows of hook elements aligned in the first direction and projecting from the first surface of the backing; and slits in the backing between at least some pairs of adjacent rows of the hook elements. The slits may be interrupted by a bridging region of the backing, or the slits may be partial slits that penetrate the thickness of the backing in a range from 40 to 90 percent. A fastening laminate that includes a carrier and the hook strip described above joined to the carrier is also provided. In some embodiments, the fastening laminate includes slits that form separate, abutting portions of the backing on the carrier. An absorbent article containing the hook strip and a method of making the hook strip are also disclosed. | 12-22-2011 |
20120010588 | FEMALE PART OF HOOK AND LOOP FASTENER - To provide a female part of a hook and loop fastener exhibiting excellent engaging force, where the left-right difference of engaging force is small. A female part of a hook and loop fastener having a knitted fabric composed of warps, wefts and loop yarns, and a substrate, wherein a structure of the warps is a chain stitch on which open and close nodes are alternately arranged, and the loop yarns are only fixed to the close nodes of the warps with open nodes of the loop yarns, and the loop yarns project in left and right directions alternately from only one surface of the knitted fabric. | 01-12-2012 |
20120022490 | RESILIENT LAMINATE AND REINFORCED NON-WOVEN FABRIC - Hook part of a self-gripping hook and loop closure, in particular for a nappy, comprising a hook element comprising a sheet from which hooks protrude and a laminated element fixed to the hook element, the laminate extending in a transverse direction between two respective left and right lateral edges, comprising a layer fixed to at least one layer ( | 01-26-2012 |
20120035579 | Fastening Member Comprising Shaped Tab - A fastening member used for, e.g., a disposable absorbent article is disclosed, The fastening member extends in a longitudinal direction and in a lateral direction and has a lateral centerline. The fastening member comprises a base panel and a shaped tab extending laterally from the base panel. The shaped tab has a longitudinal centerline, a lateral centerline, a distal portion and a proximal portion. The shaped tab has a contour edge comprising a shaped upper edge and a shaped lower edge. The shaped upper edge and the shaped lower edge are symmetric with respect to the longitudinal centerline of the shaped tab when relatively shifted in the longitudinal direction and are asymmetric with respect to the lateral centerline of the fastening member. | 02-09-2012 |
20120046634 | Pull-Release and Refastenable Underpant-type Undergarment - The present invention provides an improved quick-release and refastenable underpants-type undergarment. The front and back panels of the undergarment are attached at the hip with an openable fastener on at least one side of the undergarment, and are also attached at the crotch with an openable fastener. The fastenings can be comprised of any type of mating-pair compatible fastener devices, such as Velcro. The hip and crotch fasteners allow the undergarment to be easily and quickly removed by pulling on the undergarment, regardless of whether the wearer is sitting, prone, mobile or immobile. The undergarment can also be reattached in position on the wearer even if the wearer cannot stand, balance, or move their legs. The embodiment with a single hip opening can be removed, washed, and used in a single piece and does not require reattaching multiple pieces upon re-use. | 02-23-2012 |
20120089112 | Absorbent Article With Hook And Loop Fastening System - Absorbent article comprising a loop member for a hook and loop fastener. The loop member comprises a knitted fabric which is adhesively attached to a carrier. The adhesive pattern for attaching the knitted fabric onto a carrier has a first plurality of adhesive stripes extending substantially in the warp thread direction of the knitted fabric and a second plurality of adhesive stripes extending substantially perpendicular to the first plurality of adhesive stripes. | 04-12-2012 |
20120095431 | DIAPER WITH IMPROVED CONJUGATION STRUCTURE - A diaper having an improved conjugated structure that is convenient, low-cost and easy for mass production is disclosed. The diaper includes a side wing having a magic hook located thereon and a rear thin sheet having an anti-leaking layer and a non-textile fabrics layer conjugated entirely or partially. The conjugation strength between the magic hook and the rear thin sheet is about 100 to 700 g/inch at 180 degrees, and the shear stress at 180 degrees is over 1000 g/inch. With the conjugation between the magic hook and the rear thin sheet, the user can randomly attach the magic hook to the surface of the non-textile fabrics layer to adjust the tightness of the diaper. | 04-19-2012 |
20120101469 | Disposable Absorbent Article with Finger Tab - An absorbent includes inner and outer surfaces, an absorbent body disposed therebetween, and front waist, back waist, and crotch regions. The article also includes pairs of front and back side panels, each side panel having an attachment edge and a free edge, the front and back side panels being releasably attachable to define a wear configuration of the absorbent article. The article also includes a finger tab having a distal end, a tab line where the finger tab intersects the free edge, and a proximal end attached to the free edge, wherein the distal end has a distal end longitudinal midpoint, wherein the tab line has a tab line longitudinal midpoint, and wherein the distal end longitudinal midpoint is longitudinally offset from the tab line longitudinal midpoint. | 04-26-2012 |
20120143166 | FASTENING TAB AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - A fastening tab is provided having a substrate with a main portion, a user's end portion extending from the main portion, a primary mechanical fastening patch having a side edge coterminous with the side edge of the user's end portion of the substrate, and first and second auxiliary mechanical fastening patches on the main portion of the substrate. A method of making a fastening tab is also disclosed. The method includes attaching multiple discrete patches of mechanical fastener to a substrate web extending in the machine direction, cutting through the substrate web and the multiple patches of mechanical fastener in the machine direction with a continuous, meandering cut to provide two sub-webs, and optionally providing cross-web direction cuts through each sub-web to provide a plurality of fastening tabs. An absorbent article including the fastening tab and webs of fastening tabs are also included. | 06-07-2012 |
20120165778 | PERSONAL WEAR ABSORBENT ARTICLE WITH DISPOSAL TAB - An absorbent article includes a front waist region, a back waist region and a crotch region. The front and back waist regions are permanently attached or releasably attachable to each other by an article fastening system to define a wear configuration of the absorbent article. The article is configurable from the wear configuration to a disposal configuration. A disposal tab has an attachment region attached to one of the sides of the article and extends a greatest length La along at least a portion of a length Lp of one of the sides. A tab region extends transversely outward from the attachment region a greatest distance Dt and is attachable to the article in at least the disposal configuration of the article. The attachment region has a first surface attached to one of the sides of the article and a second surface that defines part of the article fastening system. | 06-28-2012 |
20120245550 | ABSORBENT ARTICLE USING HOOK-AND-LOOP FASTENER - In a hook-and-loop fastener, the female member includes a plurality of lines of fiber dense portions in which the fibrous material has a high basis weight, a plurality of lines of fiber sparse portions provided between the plurality of lines of fiber dense portions, the fibrous material in the fiber sparse portions having a basis weight lower than that in the fiber dense portions, and pressed portions intersecting the plurality of lines of fiber dense portions and the plurality of lines of fiber sparse portions. Further, since the rib portions are pressed by the pressed portions obtained by the embossing process, the rib portions change shape from lines where the rib portions intersect the pressed portions, and curve toward the peeling direction shown by arrow a to be a convex shape. | 09-27-2012 |
20120316535 | DIAPER COVER AND DISPOSABLE DIAPER - A diaper cover comprising a front part, a back part and an intermediate part located between the front part and the back part in a front-back direction, a right waist part and a left waist part extending from the back part in a width direction, and a right flap part and a left flap part extending from the front part in the width direction, wherein: the right flap part and/or the left flap part is provided with a hook member having a plurality of hooks; the hook member has a first region in which the hooks are oriented in one direction and a second region in which the hooks are oriented in another direction; and the first region and the second region are arranged such that a hypothetical straight line extending in the front-back direction in the right flap part or the left flap part crosses both the first region and the second region. | 12-13-2012 |
20120330266 | RETICULATED MECHANICAL FASTENING PATCH AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - A reticulated mechanical fastening laminate is disclosed. The reticulated mechanical fastening laminate includes a loop material having a regular pattern of spaced apart geometric shaped openings joined to a carrier. At least the portion of carrier to which the loop material is joined has up to a ten percent elongation. A reticulated mechanical fastening web including the loop material is also disclosed, in which the loop material is not joined to an elastic or pleated extensible carrier. A method of making the mechanical fastener constructions is also disclosed. The method includes providing interrupted slits in a loop material, with each interrupted slit interrupted by at least one intact bridging region of the slit loop material; spreading the slit loop material to provide at least one opening; and fixing of the loop material in a spread configuration. | 12-27-2012 |
20130046268 | Waist Adhering Material for Paper Diaper - A low-cost waist adhering material for paper diaper for mass production and easy application comprises a replacement material. The replacement material is composed of a non-textile fabric layer disposed at a top end for connecting with hooks of a paper diaper, and a molded positioning layer disposed underneath the non-textile fabric layer and on a surface of the paper diaper for positioning the non-textile fabric layer. The non-textile fabric layer has at least one through hole area. The through hole area is composed of a plurality of through holes spaced at intervals penetrating through the non-textile fabric layer. | 02-21-2013 |
20130060223 | Fastening Member Having Bonded Reinforcing Layer - A fastening member having a reinforced region is disclosed. The fastening member may have a first layer formed of a nonwoven and a second layer at its reinforced region formed of either a polymeric film or another nonwoven, bonded to the first layer by a plurality of bond sites arranged in a pattern. The polymer(s) forming the fibers of the first layer and the polymer(s) forming the film or fibers of the second layer may be of like chemistry to enhance thermal bonding between the layers at the bond sites. The fastening member may be imparted with enhanced appearance and tear resistance attributes and may be suitable for use as a fastening member of a wearable article such as a disposable diaper. | 03-07-2013 |
20130116647 | TUCKED FASTENER FOR IMPROVED FASTENER PERFORMANCE - An absorbent garment has a chassis. A first region of the chassis includes a first panel and at least one first side panel. A second region of the chassis includes a second panel and at least one second side panel. A resilient fastening component is permanently attached to an inner surface of the at least one first side panel and releasably attached to an outer surface of the at least one second side panel. At least one of the first region and the second region is folded at least twice such that at least portions of the at least one first side panel and the at least one second side panel are positioned between the first and second panels and the resilient fastening component is tucked between the folded absorbent assembly and lies in a plane parallel to a plane in which a first part of the absorbent assembly lies. | 05-09-2013 |
20130123738 | ABSORBENT ARTICLES WITH HOOK AND LOOP FASTENING SYSTEMS - A hook for use on a male fastening material in a fastening system, wherein the hook is configured for use with a fibrous material as a female fastening material in the fastening system. | 05-16-2013 |
20130131625 | Disposable Absorbent Article With Split Fastener - An absorbent article includes front and back side panels, a closure component coupled to or integral with the front side panel, an anchor component coupled to or integral with one of the front and back side panels, a closure landing zone coupled to or integral with the back side panel, and an anchor landing zone coupled to or integral with the side panel opposite the anchor component. The closure component is fastened to the closure landing zone to form a closure connection and the anchor component is fastened to the anchor landing zone to form an anchor connection when the article is in a wear configuration, wherein the refastenable seam includes the closure and anchor connections, and wherein the anchor connection has higher peel and shear strengths per unit area than the peel and shear strengths per unit area of the closure connection. | 05-23-2013 |
20130138073 | FASTENING SYSTEM - A mechanical fastening system having an engaging component and a receiving component. The receiving component has a first bond line, a second bond line, a bond zone, and a plurality of consecutive sweep regions. The second bond line is disposed adjacent to the first bond line such that a portion of the second bond line overlaps a portion of the first bond line. The bond zone circumscribes the first bond line and the second bond line. The plurality of consecutive sweep regions are disposed within the bond zone. At least one sweep region includes a portion of both the first bond line and the second bond line, and the remaining sweep regions include at least a portion of the first or the second bond lines. The receiving component has a bond ratio greater than or equal to about 1 and less than or equal to about 20. | 05-30-2013 |
20130289514 | FASTENING STRAP FOR DISPOSABLE ABSORBING ARTICLES, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME AND DISPOSABLE ABSORBING ARTICLES INCLUDING THE SAME - The present invention provides a fastening strap for disposable absorbing articles comprising a fabric backing and a hook strap on which a plurality of hooks are formed for releasably engaging loops on a loop strap of the disposable absorbing articles, wherein the hook strap is secured directly to the fabric backing by means of fusion bonding to form patterns on the fastening strap to thereby producing a fastening strap for disposable absorbing articles in a more simple process without using any adhesive. A method for manufacturing this fastening strap and a disposable absorbing article including this fastening strap are also provided. | 10-31-2013 |
20130310794 | PERSONAL WEAR ABSORBENT ARTICLE WITH TAB - An absorbent article includes a liquid permeable bodyside liner for facing the wearer, an outer cover for facing away from the wearer, and an absorbent body disposed between the liner and the outer cover. A primary fastening system is provided for securing the article in a wear configuration having a waist opening and a pair of leg openings spaced from the waist opening. A secondary fastening system comprises a pair of tabs having a fastener region selectively attachable to the article and an attachment region defining a portion of the primary fastening system. | 11-21-2013 |
20140066878 | DIAPERS HAVING A ZONED NON-ATTACHABLE BACK SHEET AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING SAME - According to one embodiment, an absorbent article to be worn about a wearer has a front portion and a back portion. The absorbent article includes an outer layer, an inner layer that is substantially co-extensive with the outer layer, an absorbent layer and one or more fasteners, which are located on the back portion of the absorbent article. The absorbent layer is interposed between the outer layer and the inner layer to form the absorbent article. The outer layer has a central portion between two side portions. The central portion of the outer layer is treated with a chemical to substantially inhibit attachment of the one or more fasteners to the central portion of the outer layer. The one or more fasteners secure the back portion to the outer layer of the front portion. Specifically, the one or more fasteners are configured to secure the back portion to a region of the outer layer which is not treated with the chemical. | 03-06-2014 |
20140107606 | ABSORBENT ARTICLE FOR PET - An absorbent article for pet includes: a top sheet; a back surface layer; an absorbent core; a first end portion and a second end portion opposing to each other in alongitudinal direction; a first side portion and a second side portion opposing to each other in a width direction; an engaging member disposed in the vicinity of the first end portion along the width direction of the absorbent article; a first engaged portion engageable with the engaging member and is disposed in the vicinity of the second end portion, at least at a position faceable a central portion of the engaging member and a second engaged portion engageable with the engaging member with an engagement force smaller than an engagement force of the first engaged portion with the engaging member, and is disposed at least at a position faceable one of opposite ends of the engaging member. | 04-17-2014 |
20140142533 | ABSORBENT ARTICLE INCLUDING LAMINATE AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - An absorbent article including a chassis and a laminate. The chassis has a topsheet side, a backsheet side, and first and second opposing longitudinal edges extending from a rear waist region to an opposing front waist region. The laminate includes a carrier having a first face and a second face and a fastening patch on a portion of the first face of the carrier. The laminate is wrapped around the first longitudinal edge of the chassis in the rear waist region so that the second face of the carrier contacts the topsheet side and the backsheet side of the chassis. The fastening patch includes fastening elements that are exposed on the topsheet side of the chassis. A method of making the absorbent article is also disclosed. | 05-22-2014 |
20140142534 | ABSORBENT BELTED-ARTICLE WITH IMPROVED FRICTION BETWEEN THE ABSORBENT PAD AND THE BELT - An absorbent article includes an absorbent pad and a belt to which the pad is detachably attached and which is intended to be attached to a separate belt that is placed around the waist of the wearer to hold the pad when the article is being worn, wherein the absorbent pad exhibits a chassis including a liquid-permeable top sheet and a liquid-impermeable back sheet oriented away from the wearer and an absorbent core between the top sheet and the back sheet. The difference in kinetic coefficients of friction measured with ASTM D 1894-08 standard between the back sheet of the pad and the outwardly oriented surface of the belt is at maximum 0.5. The attachment between the belt and the pad will then not cease due to the movement of the article relative to the surroundings when the belted-article is being used, thereby preventing contamination and leakage caused by detachment. | 05-22-2014 |
20140236116 | FASTENING SYSTEMS FOR USE WITH ABSORBENT ARTICLES - A fastener for a disposable absorbent article, having a fixed portion attachable to the article, a connective portion joined to and contiguous with the fixed portion, and a folding line disposed between the fixed and connective portions, and the fastening member has a plurality of engaging elements outwardly extending from the fastening surface, which are offset from the folding line as defined herein. The fastener may be free of a release tape. The fastener may further comprise an adhesive disposed upon a surface of the fixed portion of the fastener being attached to the article, the adhesive being offset from each of the edges of the fixed portion including the edge formed by the folding line, the dimensions of the offsets being defined herein. The adhesive may be applied during the assembly of the absorbent article on a converting line. | 08-21-2014 |
20140276525 | REFASTENABLE ARTICLES COMPRISING FOLDED FASTENING TAB MEMBERS - Absorbent articles of the disclosure may comprise first and second belt webs, a folded fastening tab member comprising first and second fastening elements, first and second landing zones, and laterally opposing permanent side seams directly or refastenably joining the first and second belt webs. The fastening tab member may be joined to the first and second fastening elements. And, the absorbent article may be packaged in refastenably closed form. | 09-18-2014 |
20140296821 | Absorbent Article - An absorbent article which can be applied to a wearer in a standing position. The absorbent article can be adjusted following the placement of the absorbent article on the wearer. The absorbent article can have a back fastening system and a front fastening system. The front fastening system can have a bilobate ear portion wherein each lobe can be independently adjusted. | 10-02-2014 |
20150011961 | DIAPERS HAVING A ZONED NON-ATTACHABLE BACK SHEET AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING SAME - According to one embodiment, an absorbent article to be worn about a wearer has a front portion and a back portion. The absorbent article includes an outer layer, an inner layer that is substantially co-extensive with the outer layer, an absorbent layer and one or more fasteners, which are located on the back portion of the absorbent article. The absorbent layer is interposed between the outer layer and the inner layer to form the absorbent article. The outer layer has a central portion between two side portions. The central portion of the outer layer is treated with a chemical to substantially inhibit attachment of the one or more fasteners to the central portion of the outer layer. The one or more fasteners secure the back portion to the outer layer of the front portion. Specifically, the one or more fasteners are configured to secure the back portion to a region of the outer layer which is not treated with the chemical. | 01-08-2015 |
20150025492 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FORMING A PANT-TYPE DIAPER WITH REFASTENABLE SIDE SEAMS - A pants type disposable undergarment is provided which is equipped with a pre-fastened pull-on pant with a side lap seam formed by the methods of the present invention, and methods for producing such disposable undergarments. | 01-22-2015 |
20150032076 | ABSORBENT ARTICLE HAVING A FASTENING SYSTEM - A folded absorbent article is provided. The folded absorbent article includes an absorbent assembly having a liquid permeable inner layer, an outer layer, and an absorbent body between the inner and outer layers. The folded absorbent article further includes a pair of ears extending outward from absorbent assembly in the back waist region, with each ear including a loop fastening component, and a pair of spaced-apart hook fastening components on the outer layer in the front waist region. A pair of longitudinally extending foldlines are also provided in the front waist region. An outboard-most longitudinal edge of each of the hook fastening components is spaced apart from a respective side of the absorbent assembly, and an inboard-most longitudinal edge is spaced apart from a respective longitudinally extending foldline at least a distance equal to a predetermined process range. | 01-29-2015 |
20150032077 | ABSORBENT ARTICLE HAVING A FASTENING SYSTEM WITH LOW STIFFNESS - An absorbent article is provided. The absorbent article includes a bodyside liner, an outer cover, and an absorbent core between the liner and the outer cover. The absorbent article further includes a pair of ears extending outward from the opposite sides of the absorbent article, and a fastening system having a primary fastening system and a secondary fastening system. The primary fastening system includes a primary first fastening component disposed on each of the pair of ears and a primary second fastening component disposed on the outer surface of the article. The secondary fastening system includes a secondary second fastening component on each of the pair of ears and a corresponding secondary first fastening component on the outer surface of the article. Each of the secondary first fastening components has a stiffness in the longitudinal direction of the article of less than 185 milligrams according to a Gurley Stiffness Test. | 01-29-2015 |
20150032078 | ABSORBENT ARTICLE HAVING A FASTENING SYSTEM WITH A VISUAL CUE - An absorbent article has a chassis, a pair of ears extending transversely outward from opposite sides of the chassis, and a fastening system comprising a primary fastening system and a secondary fastening system. The secondary fastening system includes a secondary second fastening component located on each of the ears and a corresponding secondary first fastening component located on the outer surface of the article at a first waist portion. A ΔE value calculated using the Color Contrast Test between the secondary first fastening components uncovered by the ears and the secondary first fastening components covered by the ears is greater than 15. | 01-29-2015 |
20150032079 | Absorbent Article Having A Fastening System - An absorbent article can include a fastening system configured to attach the rear waist region to the front waist region to define a wear configuration of the absorbent article. The fastening system can include a primary fastening system and a secondary fastening system. The primary fastening system can include at least one primary first fastening component and a primary second fastening component. The secondary fastening system can include at least one secondary first fastening component and at least one secondary second fastening component. The absorbent article can further include a strip coupled to the outer cover. The strip can include the primary secondary fastening component. The at least one secondary first fastening component can be coupled to a first carrier. | 01-29-2015 |
20150073377 | PROCESS FOR MODIFYING A HOOK PROFILE OF A FASTENING COMPONENT AND A FASTENING COMPONENT HAVING HOOKS WITH A MODIFIED PROFILE - A method of modifying a male fastener of a fastening system includes feeding a web having a base substrate and a male fastening material to a modifying member having an outer surface. The male fastening material has a plurality of male fasteners with a first, unmodified profile. The profile of at least some of the plurality of male fasteners of the male fastening material are modified by engagement of the plurality of male fastener with the outer surface of the modifying member and by causing the plurality of male fasteners to slip along the outer surface of the modifying member. A modified male fastening material includes a plurality of male fasteners modified from a first profile to a second, different profile by passing the male fastening material over the outer surface of the modifying member. | 03-12-2015 |
20160015578 | DIAPER - A diaper has a diaper body, two straps and at least one strap hook-and-loop fastener. The diaper has an absorbent portion, a front covering portion connected with the absorbent portion, at least one body hook-and-loop fastener mounted on the front covering portion, and a rear covering portion connected with the absorbent portion. The straps are elongated and are respectively connected with two sides of the rear covering portion. The at least one body hook-and-loop fastener is selectively attached to the outer side of one of the straps. The at least one strap hook-and-loop fastener is mounted on one of the inner side and the outer side of one of the straps, and the at least one strap hook-and-loop fastener is selectively attached to the other strap. Therefore, the diaper can be suitable for different users of different waist sizes. | 01-21-2016 |
20160058631 | CLOTH DIAPER WITH DUAL-CLOSURE SYSTEM - A cloth diaper comprising a from panel, a plurality of snaps configured in a first row situated directly underneath the top edge of the from panel, a strip of hook-and-loop fastener material that snaps onto the plurality of snaps configured in a first row and situated directly underneath the top edge of the front panel, a rear panel, a first side wing comprising at least one snap on an inside surface of the first side wing, a second side wing comprising at least one snap on an inside surface of the second side wing, a first side wing hook-and-loop attachment member that snaps onto the at least one snap on the inside surface of the first side wing, and a second side wing hook-and-loop attachment member that snaps onto the at least one snap on the inside surface of the second side wing. | 03-03-2016 |
20160128878 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A BACKSHEET FOR ABSORBENT SANITARY ARTICLES AND AN ABSORBENT SANITARY ARTICLE INCLUDING THIS BACKSHEET - A method for producing a backsheet for absorbent sanitary articles provided with hook-and-loop fasteners, comprising the steps of: advancing a continuous web of fibrous material without support at a first speed, cutting the continuous web of fibrous material in a transverse direction so as to form sections of fibrous material, accelerating the sections of fibrous material at a second speed greater than said first speed, welding said sections of fibrous material spaced apart at constant intervals onto a continuous non-woven support web advancing at said second speed, so as to convert said sections of fibrous material into frontal tapes of loop-material for hook-and-loop fasteners, and fixing a continuous impermeable film to said continuous non-woven support web with said frontal tapes of loop-material, so as to form a continuous backsheet web provided with frontal tapes of loop-material spaced apart at constant intervals. | 05-12-2016 |
20180021190 | ABSORBENT ARTICLE | 01-25-2018 |