Pants-Type Disposable Absorbent Hygiene Article

Abstract

The invention relates to a pant-type disposable absorbent hygiene article ( 2 ), comprising a waist edge ( 20 ), sealed all around the periphery thereof, forming a waist opening and with leg openings ( 8 ), wherein longitudinal side edge sections ( 16 ), 18 ) of a front piece ( 6 ) and a back piece ( 4 ) are joined together by the manufacturer to form the waist edge ( 20 ), sealed all around the periphery thereof and the leg openings ( 8 ), and having an absorbent body ( 22 ) and elasticising means ( 38 ) at least in the region of the leg openings ( 8 ). The aim of the invention is to improve the wearing comfort. This aim is achieved, in that, before the longitudinal side edge sections ( 16, 18 ) are joined together by the manufacturer, the hygiene article, when laid flat, is provided with a first elasticised periphery section ( 44 ), followed by a second non-elasticised periphery section ( 46 ), followed by a third elasticised periphery section ( 48 ) and followed by a fourth non-elasticised periphery section ( 49 ), extending from a longitudinal side edge ( 12, 14 ) of the front piece ( 6 ) or back piece ( 4 ) of the article, towards a crotch center line ( 42 ), along a periphery ( 40 ) of a corresponding leg opening ( 8 ).

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         17 . A pants-shaped disposable absorbent hygiene article comprising: 
 a front part;    a rear part joined onto said front part during manufacture of the hygiene article by connecting longitudinal side edges of said front and said rear parts to define a hip edge having a hip opening which is continuously closed in a peripheral direction and to define leg openings;    an absorption body cooperating with at least one of said front part and said rear part;    a first elasticising peripheral section;    a second non-elasticising peripheral section adjacent to said first elasticising peripheral section;    a third elasticising peripheral section disposed adjacent to said second non-elasticising peripheral section; and    a fourth non-elasticising peripheral section disposed adjacent to said third elasticising peripheral section, wherein, in a flat state prior to connection of said longitudinal side edge sections during manufacture of the hygiene article, said first elasticising peripheral section, said second non-elasticising peripheral section, said third elasticising peripheral section, and said fourth non-elasticising peripheral section extend from a longitudinal side edge of at least one of said front part and said rear part along a periphery of a respective leg opening towards a center crotch line.    
     
     
         18 . The hygiene article of  claim 17 , wherein elasticising means are provided in a crotch area which extend substantially in a transverse direction.  
     
     
         19 . The hygiene article of  claim 18 , wherein said third elasticising peripheral section merges into said elasticising means in said crotch area.  
     
     
         20 . The hygiene article of  claim 17 , wherein said second non-elasticising peripheral section is structured by cutting previously extending elasticising means.  
     
     
         21 . The hygiene article of  claim 20 , wherein said cutting comprises a plurality of cuts.  
     
     
         22 . The hygiene article of  claim 17 , wherein said second non-elasticising peripheral section is structured through elimination of a previously extending elasticising means through application of heat, pressure, and/or laser radiation.  
     
     
         23 . The hygiene article of  claim 22 , wherein said second peripheral section is irradiated with ultrasound in an area of a previously extending elasticising means.  
     
     
         24 . The hygiene article of  claim 17 , wherein said second peripheral section has macroscopic ventilation openings in chassis-forming materials thereof.  
     
     
         25 . The hygiene article of  claim 17 , wherein said second peripheral section is structured through application of a heat and/or pressure track which is continuous in a transverse direction to cover said second peripheral section of a respective leg opening.  
     
     
         26 . The hygiene article of  claim 17 , wherein said absorption body comprises a functional unit with an absorbent structure and a liquid-impermeable back sheet which is connected to chassis materials of the article.  
     
     
         27 . The hygiene article of  claim 17 , wherein chassis materials consist essentially of a non-woven material or a non-woven laminate.  
     
     
         28 . The hygiene article of  claim 17 , wherein said first elasticising peripheral section extends in said peripheral direction by 3 to 15 cm, 4 to 15 cm, 5 to 15 cm, or 5 to 13 cm.  
     
     
         29 . The hygiene article of  claim 17 , wherein said second non-elasticising peripheral section extends in said peripheral direction by 1 to 10 cm, 2 to 8 cm, or 3 to 8 cm.  
     
     
         30 . The hygiene article of  claim 17 , wherein said third elasticising peripheral section extends in said peripheral direction by 1 to 8 cm, 1 to 7 cm, or 1 to 5 cm.  
     
     
         31 . The hygiene article of  claim 17 , wherein said fourth non-elasticising peripheral section extends in said peripheral direction in a flat state by 1 to 7 cm, 1 to 5 cm, or 1 to 4 cm.