Absorbent Article with Waist Gasketing Element and Leg Cuffs

Jeromy Thomas Raycheck, South Lebanon, OH; Abhishek Prakash Surushe, Schwalbach am Taunus, Germany; Zachary Aaron Freije, Milford, OH; Cornelia Beate Martynus, Schwalbach am Taunus, Germany; Donald Carroll Roe, West Chester, OH; Andrew James Sauer, Cincinnati, OH; Christopher Erin Kiger, Union Township, OH; and Sara Lyn Giovanni, Cincinnati, OH.

Assigned to The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH.

Filed: 3/8/24
Issued: 6/30/26

A disposable absorbent article for wearing about the lower torso of a wearer, the disposable absorbent article comprising: a first waist region, a second waist region, a crotch region disposed between the first and second waist regions; a first waist edge and a second waist edge; and a first longitudinal edge and a second longitudinal edge; wherein the disposable absorbent article comprises: a topsheet; a backsheet; and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet; a leg gasketing system comprising a web of material forming an inner cuff and an outer cuff; wherein the inner cuff comprises an inner cuff folded edge and an inner cuff material edge and the outer cuff comprises an outer cuff material edge, such that the web of material is folded laterally outward to form the inner cuff folded edge; wherein at least a portion of the web of material between the inner cuff folded edge and the outer cuff material edge is attached to the topsheet in the first waist region, the second waist region and the crotch region; a waist gasketing element comprising an inboard lateral edge, an outboard lateral edge, and two longitudinal edges, wherein the waist gasketing element further comprises a continuous web material formed to comprise a waist gasketing element first material edge, a waist gasketing element second material edge, a first folded edge, and a second folded edge, wherein in the first folded edge defines the inboard lateral edge and the second folded edge defines the outboard lateral edge, and wherein at least a portion of the continuous web of material between the waist first folded edge and the second folded edge is attached to the topsheet; elastic strands bonded with the continuous web of material of the waist gasketing element; wherein the waist gasketing element is bonded with the topsheet of the disposable absorbent article and the leg gasketing system, such that at least a portion of the outboard lateral edge of the waist gasketing element is connected with the topsheet and at least a portion of the outboard lateral edge of the waist gasketing element is connected with the web of material forming the leg gasketing system; and wherein the inboard lateral edge of the waist gasketing element is unattached to the topsheet forming a waist gasketing element pocket; and wherein at least a portion of the inboard lateral edge of the waist gasketing element is connected with the leg gasketing system.