Jeromy Thomas Raycheck, Cincinnati, OH; Thorsten Rinnert, Schwalbach Am Taunus, Germany; Urmish Popatlal Dalal, Cincinnati, OH; Darren Lee Goad, Cold Spring, KY; Michael Brian Quade, Blue Ash, OH; Jason Edward Naylor, Loveland, OH; Uwe Schneider, Cincinnati, OH; and Thomas F. Gross, Mason, OH.
Assigned to The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH.

Filed: 5/1/20
Issued: 3/26/24

A disposable absorbent article, comprising: a front waist region, a back waist region, and a crotch region disposed between the front and back waist regions; a longitudinal axis and a lateral axis; a front waist edge, a back waist edge, a first side edge extending longitudinally and a second side edge extending longitudinally; a chassis comprising a topsheet, a backsheet.

The absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet; a waist gasketing element comprising a proximal end edge, a distal end edge, and a first side edge and a second side edge, wherein the waist gasketing element is a laminate comprising a first nonwoven and an elastic film, the waist gasketing element further comprising a stretch zone positioned between a first film dead zone and a second film dead zone, the elastic film is configured to extend and contract in the stretch zone while remaining unstretched in the first and second film dead zones; a leg gasketing element comprising a proximal end edge, a distal end edge, a first side edge and a second side edge, and an elastic material; and wherein at least a portion of the waist gasketing element is adhesively attached to the chassis and wherein at least a portion of the waist gasketing element is mechanically attached to the chassis, wherein the waist gasketing element comprises an adhesive zone, a first adhesive-free zone, and a second adhesive-free zone.