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Chassis Design for Absorbent Article:

U.S. Patent No. 11,458,046

Kumardipti Chatterjee, Indian Hill, OH; Jeromy Thomas Raycheck, South Lebanon, OH; and Michael Devin Long, Springfield Township, OH.
Assigned to The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH.

Filed: 7/23/19
Issued: 10/4/22

A disposable absorbent article for wearing about the lower torso of a wearer, the disposable absorbent article comprising: a first waist region having a first waist edge, a second waist region having a second waist edge, a crotch region disposed between the first and second waist regions; a first longitudinal edge and a second longitudinal edge; a longitudinal centerline; a chassis comprising a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and backsheet; a back ear joined to the chassis in the second waist region; wherein the first longitudinal edge, the second longitudinal edge, the first waist edge and the second waist edge define a chassis periphery and the chassis periphery comprises a varying width, Wv; and an elasticized component joined to the chassis and comprising an elasticized region; wherein the elasticized region comprises an attachment zone, a first elastic member, and a second elastic member that is adjacent to the first elastic member, wherein the first and second elastic members are joined to the chassis in different manners in the attachment zone: and wherein the elasticized region comprises: the first elastic member having a first strain, ε1; and the second elastic member having a second strain, ε2; wherein the first strain, ε1, is different than the second strain, ε2.

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