Appeal No. 98-2787
Application 08/554,640
Appellants’ invention relates to an absorbent article,
such as a disposable diaper, with asymmetric leg elastics (34,
38) that provide improved fit and leakage protection. As can
be seen in Figure 1 of the drawings, the outboard leg elastic
members (38) are located laterally outboard of the inboard
elastic members (34) to provide a set of elastic members at
each side margin of the absorbent article, wherein the elastic
members of each said set are arranged in a staggered
overlapping relation. As repeatedly pointed out in the
specification and as seen in Figure 1 of the drawings, a major
portion of a longitudinal end edge (82) of each of the
outboard elastic members (38) is configured substantially
coterminous with a terminal side edge (74) of each side margin
(20) at the intermediate portion (16) of the absorbent
article. At page 3, lines 4-11, of the specification it is
noted that
“the article of the present invention can be
more effectively produced on high speed
manufacturing lines and can be readily constructed
to provide a desired conformity to the different,
natural body lines and shapes which are typically
present at the front and back regions of a wearer’s
body. The article can also exhibit less bunching at
its crotch region and can provide reduced bulk in
the crotch. When the article is worn the article
can also exhibit less sagging at the waistband
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