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A personal care article including a resiliently stretchable outer cover and a substantially nonelastomeric grasping panel attached to the front portion of the article. The outer cover is resiliently stretchable in at least the cross-direction to conform to the body of a wearer. The grasping panel ha

A personal care article including a resiliently stretchable outer cover and a substantially nonelastomeric grasping panel attached to the front portion of the article. The outer cover is resiliently stretchable in at least the cross-direction to conform to the body of a wearer. The grasping panel has a sufficient stiffness to allow a user to properly fasten a fastening apparatus onto a landing zone. The stiffness of the grasping panel is sufficient to prevent roll-up or wrinkling of the grasping panels or the front portion of the personal care article. The stiffness of the grasping is not too large such that the comfort of the wearer is compromised. In one embodiment the absorbent structure is secured to the outer cover by extendible attachment elements and the bodyside liner is not secured to the outer cover. In another embodiment the bodyside liner is extensible in at least the cross-direction and secured about the periphery to the outer cover. The absorbent core is located between the bodyside liner and the outer cover. The fastener apparatus, when secured to a landing zone, overlies the absorbent core. In such a way the size of the absorbent core, and the amount of exudates capable of being contained therein, can be maximized. In another embodiment the fastener apparatus can have sufficient Gurley stiffness to prevent roll-up or wrinkling of the fastening apparatus or the rear portion of the personal care article.

대표청구항 ▼

1. A personal care article having a lateral cross-direction and a lengthwise longitudinal direction, a front portion, a rear portion, and a crotch portion interconnecting said front and rear portions, said personal care article comprising:(a) an article substrate comprising an outer cover and a body

1. A personal care article having a lateral cross-direction and a lengthwise longitudinal direction, a front portion, a rear portion, and a crotch portion interconnecting said front and rear portions, said personal care article comprising:(a) an article substrate comprising an outer cover and a bodyside liner, said substrate having a first waistband section in said front portion and a second waistband section in said rear portion, at least said second waistband section being resiliently stretchable along at least said cross-direction, said first waistband section having first laterally opposed end regions and said second waistband section having second laterally opposed end regions; (b) an absorbent structure comprising an absorbent core disposed between said outer cover and said bodyside liner, said absorbent core being operable for absorbing exudates of a wearer of said personal care article; (c) fastener apparatus configured to hold said personal care article on the wearer, said fastener apparatus being disposed at each laterally opposed end region of said first waistband section; and (d) first and second substantially non-stretchable grasping panels effectively free of fastening properties, and disposed at said laterally opposed end regions of said second waistband section, whereby said non-stretchable grasping panels are attached to said substrate at portions of said substrate which are stretchable in the cross-direction; and (e) a fastener landing zone disposed between said first and second grasping panels, at said outer cover, for receiving and securing said fastener apparatus thereto.