Absorbent Article With A Waistband And Leg Cuff Having Gathers

Abstract

A disposable absorbent article comprising a first waist region, a second waist region, a crotch region disposed between the first waist region and second waist region; a first waist edge and a second waist edge; and a first longitudinal edge and a second longitudinal edge; the disposable absorbent article comprising a waistband and a leg gasketing system, wherein the waistband has a first gather count and the leg gasketing system has a second gather count such that the ratio of the first gather count to the second gather count is from about 0.75 to about 1.25.

1 . A disposable absorbent article comprising: a first waist region, a second waist region, a crotch region disposed between the first waist region and second waist region; a first waist edge and a second waist edge; and a first longitudinal edge and a second longitudinal edge;
 the disposable absorbent article comprising a waistband and a leg gasketing system, wherein the leg gasketing system has a first gather count and the waistband has a second gather count such that the ratio of the first gather count to the second gather count is from about 0.75 to about 1.25 and the outer leg cuff gather count is greater than about 13.   
     
     
         2 . A disposable absorbent article comprising: a first waist region, a second waist region, a crotch region disposed between the first waist region and second waist region; a first waist edge and a second waist edge; and a first longitudinal edge and a second longitudinal edge;
 the disposable absorbent article comprising a waistband and a leg gasketing system, wherein the leg gasketing system has a first gather count and the waistband has a second gather count such that the ratio of the first gather count to the second gather count is from about 0.75 to about 1.25 and the waistband gather count is greater than about 12.   
     
     
         3 . A disposable absorbent article comprising: a first waist region, a second waist region, a crotch region disposed between the first waist region and second waist region; a first waist edge and a second waist edge; and a first longitudinal edge and a second longitudinal edge;
 the disposable absorbent article comprising a waistband and a leg gasketing system, wherein the leg gasketing system has a first gather count and the waistband has a second gather count such that the ratio of the first gather count to the second gather count is from about 0.75 to about 1.25 and both the waistband and leg gasketing system are comprised of the same laminate structure and have a similar color, bond pattern, or texture.   
     
     
         4 . The disposable absorbent article of  claim 1 , wherein the ratio of the first gather count to the second gather count is about 1.00. 
     
     
         5 . The disposable absorbent article of  claim 2 , wherein the ratio of the first gather count to the second gather count is about 1.00. 
     
     
         6 . The disposable absorbent article of  claim 1 , wherein the waistband has greater than about 10 gathers per 30 mm section. 
     
     
         7 . The disposable absorbent article of  claim 1 , wherein the leg gasketing system has greater than about 10 gathers per 30 mm section. 
     
     
         8 . The disposable absorbent article of  claim 1 , wherein the waistband is present in the first waist edge and the second waist edge and the leg gasketing system is present in the first longitudinal edge and the second longitudinal edge. 
     
     
         9 . The disposable absorbent article of  claim 1 , wherein the waistband and the leg gasketing system have a similar color, bond pattern, or texture. 
     
     
         10 . The disposable absorbent article of  claim 1 , wherein the waistband is comprised of a laminate comprising a nonwoven material and at least one elastic strand, wherein the nonwoven material and the least one elastic strand are combined under a first strain and the waistband is attached to the disposable absorbent article under a an applied waistband strain, wherein the waistband has a Full Waistband Consolidation of greater than about 95%. 
     
     
         11 . The disposable absorbent article of  claim 8 , wherein the waistband in the first waist edge and the waistband in the second waist edge have a Front-to-Back Delta Chassis Contraction greater than about 9.0%. 
     
     
         12 . The disposable absorbent article of  claim 1 , wherein the leg gasketing system comprises an inner cuff and an outer cuff; wherein the inner cuff comprises an inner cuff folded edge and an inner cuff material edge; wherein the outer cuff comprises an outer cuff folded edge and an outer cuff material edge such that the web of material is folded laterally inward to form the outer cuff folded edge and folded laterally outward to form the inner cuff material edge. 
     
     
         13 . The disposable absorbent article of  claim 1 , wherein the leg gasketing system extends from the first waist edge to the second waist edge. 
     
     
         14 . The disposable absorbent article of  claim 1 , wherein the article is a taped diaper. 
     
     
         15 . The disposable absorbent article of  claim 1 , wherein the article is a pant-type diaper. 
     
     
         16 . The disposable absorbent article of  claim 1  further comprising an apertured topsheet.