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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2012
Peter Rönnberg, Mölndal, SE;
Kenneth Strannemalm, Floda, SE;
Peter Rönnberg, Mölndal, SE;
Kenneth Strannemalm, Floda, SE;
SCA HYGIENE PRODUCTS AB, Göteborg, SE;
Abstract
An absorbent article includes a belt placed around the waist of the wearer and an absorbent pad attached to the belt, wherein the pad includes a chassis having a topsheet, a backsheet and an absorbent core, wherein the absorbent pad is attached to a surface of the belt attaching arrangements provided on each corner of the front portion and the rear portion of the pad, wherein the waist elastic is provided at the waist portion of at least one of the front and rear portion and is movable between a contracted condition in which the topsheet and/or backsheet exhibit(s) pleats and a fully stretched condition in which the pleats of the topsheet and/or backsheet are fully stretched out, wherein the elastic force from said waist elastic is within the range of from 2 N to 7 N when the elastic is in the fully stretched condition.