The Procter Gamble Company

The Procter & Gamble Company

Darren Lee Goad

Uwe Schneider

Joerg Andreas Mueller

Jason Edward Naylor

Michael Brian Quade

Thomas F Gross

Jeromy Thomas Raycheck

Urmish Popatlal Dalal

James David Landgrebe

Thomas Tombuelt

Thorsten Rinnert

Fang Liu

Markus Rosar

Thomas Tombuelt-Meyer

Gabrielle Elisabeth Krallmann

Anja Schuehle

The present disclosure relates to absorbent articles having a waist gasketing element, with the gasketing element having an adhesive zone and one or more adhesive-free zones. At least a portion of the waist gasketing element is adhesively attached to a chassis of the absorbent article. Additionally, a portion of the waist gasketing element is mechanically attached to a portion of the absorbent article.

Absorbent article having a waist gasketing element

An absorbent article includes a chassis having i) a topsheet, ii) a backsheet comprising a film layer and an outer cover layer, and iii) an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet; and a fastening system, the fastening system having a male fastener and a female fastening material, wherein the female fastening material is comprised of a portion of the outer cover layer that is located in a landing zone area; wherein the film layer and the outer cover layer are joined together through a backsheet adhesive applied in a first pattern; and in the landing zone area, the film layer and the outer cover layer are joined together through an additional LZA adhesive applied in a second pattern.

Absorbent article with fastening system

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. 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.

Fastening systems for use with absorbent articles

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Cold Spring, KY, United States of America

Darren Lee Goad