Absorbent article with waistband

Abstract

A disposable absorbent article is disclosed that includes a first waist region, a second waist region, a crotch region disposed between the first waist region and second waist region, a waist edge in the first waist region, at least one waistband in the first waist region adjacent the waist edge, at least one fastener in the second waist region, and a waist assembly in the first waist region, wherein the waist assembly has a Corrugation Regularity greater than about 75%.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An open form disposable absorbent article comprising:
 a topsheet;   a backsheet;   an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet;   a first waist region;   a second waist region;   a crotch region disposed between the first waist region and the second waist region;   a waist edge in the first waist region;   at least one fastener in the second waist region; and   at least one discrete waistband laminate applied to the absorbent article on a body-facing surface in the first waist region adjacent to the waist edge, the waistband laminate comprising a nonwoven material, an elastic film, a proximal lateral edge proximal to the crotch region, and a distal lateral edge distal to the crotch region;   wherein a waist assembly is defined between the waist edge of the absorbent article and the proximal lateral edge of the waistband laminate; and   wherein the waist assembly has a Corrugation Regularity greater than about 75%, as measured by the Corrugation Regularity Method.   
     
     
         2 . The open form disposable absorbent article of  claim 1 , wherein the Corrugation Regularity is greater than about 80%, as measured by the Corrugation Regularity Method described herein. 
     
     
         3 . The open form disposable absorbent article of  claim 1 , wherein the Corrugation Regularity is greater than about 90%, as measured by the Corrugation Regularity Method described herein. 
     
     
         4 . The open form disposable absorbent article of  claim 1 , wherein the nonwoven material has a basis weight of about 30 gsm. 
     
     
         5 . The open form disposable absorbent article of  claim 1 , wherein the open form disposable absorbent article comprises an ear comprising a zero strain stretch laminate. 
     
     
         6 . The open form disposable absorbent article of  claim 1 , wherein the first waist region has a stiffness of less than 8.5 N, as measured by the First Waist Region Stiffness and First Waist Region Resiliency Method described herein. 
     
     
         7 . The open form disposable absorbent article of  claim 1 , wherein the distal lateral edge of the waistband laminate is coterminous with the waist edge of the first waist region. 
     
     
         8 . The open form disposable absorbent article of  claim 1 , comprising a leg gasketing system, wherein at least a portion of the waistband laminate overlaps the leg gasketing system. 
     
     
         9 . The open form disposable absorbent article of  claim 8 , wherein the waistband laminate laterally terminates within a span of the leg gasketing system. 
     
     
         10 . The open form disposable article of  claim 8 , wherein the leg gasketing system is formed from one web of material. 
     
     
         11 . The open form disposable article of  claim 8 , wherein the leg gasketing system comprises an inner barrier leg cuff comprising an inner cuff folded edge and an inner cuff material edge, and an outer leg cuff comprising an outer cuff folded edge and an outer cuff material edge. 
     
     
         12 . The open form disposable article of  claim 11 , wherein the leg gasketing system comprises at least one elastic member disposed between the outer cuff folded edge and the inner cuff material edge. 
     
     
         13 . The open form disposable article of  claim 8 , wherein the leg gasketing system comprises an N-fiber material. 
     
     
         14 . An open form disposable absorbent article comprising:
 a topsheet;   a backsheet;   an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet;   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 in the first waist region;   a second waist edge in the second waist region;   a first discrete waistband laminate applied to a body-facing surface in the first waist region adjacent to the first waist edge and comprising a first nonwoven material, a first elastic member, a first proximal lateral edge proximal to the crotch region, and a first distal lateral edge distal to the crotch region, wherein a first waist assembly is defined between the first waist edge and the first proximal lateral edge of the first waistband laminate; and   a second discrete waistband laminate applied to a body-facing surface in the second waist region adjacent to the second waist edge and comprising a second nonwoven material, a second elastic member, a second proximal lateral edge proximal to the crotch region, and a second distal lateral edge distal to the crotch region, wherein a second waist assembly is defined between the second waist edge and the second proximal lateral edge of the second waistband laminate, and wherein the first and/or second waist assembly has a Corrugation Uniformity of greater than about 50%, as measured by the Corrugation Uniformity Method described herein.   
     
     
         15 . The open form disposable absorbent article of  claim 14 , wherein the first and/or second waist assembly has a Corrugation Uniformity of greater than about 60%, as measured by the Corrugation Uniformity Method described herein. 
     
     
         16 . The open form disposable absorbent article of  claim 14 , wherein the first and/or second waist assembly has a Corrugation Uniformity of greater than about 70%, as measured by the Corrugation Uniformity Method described herein. 
     
     
         17 . The open form disposable absorbent article of  claim 14 , wherein the first and/or second elastic members comprise an elastic film. 
     
     
         18 . The open form disposable absorbent article of  claim 14 , comprising a leg gasketing system, wherein at least a portion of the first and second discrete waistband laminates overlap the leg gasketing system. 
     
     
         19 . The open form disposable absorbent article of  claim 18 , wherein the first and second waistband laminates laterally terminate within a span of the leg gasketing system. 
     
     
         20 . The open form disposable absorbent article of  claim 14 , wherein the first and second discrete waistband laminates comprise a bond pattern that repeats in a lateral direction, and wherein the bond pattern runs in a longitudinal direction.