Appeal No. 2003-0577
Application No. 09/194,378
configuration such as sheath/core, side-by-side, segmented pie
and islands in the sea and may be formed from polyolefins and
polyamides.” (Column 1, lines 43-46; see also column 7, lines
21-26.) Brown further teaches that “[t]he film may be formed
directly onto the nonwoven web and cured in contact with it.”
(Column 9, lines 40-41.)
Weinberger discloses an absorbent article, such as a
sanitary napkin, which “has a pair of undergarment covering
components (or “side wrapping elements”) that provide coverage
to the wearer’s panties to reduce side rolling (i.e., staining
of the edges of the panties crotch) without the use of
conventional flaps.” (Column 2, lines 59-65.) In addition, the
sanitary napkin is said to comprise a main body portion
comprising a liquid pervious topsheet, a liquid impervious
backsheet joined to the topsheet, and an absorbent core
positioned between the topsheet and the backsheet. (Column 2,
line 66 to column 3, line 2.) Weinberger further states (column
8, lines 17-62):
The side wrapping elements 50 can be made from
any of the materials used in the construction of the
main body portion 21 of the sanitary napkin. The side
wrapping elements 50 in the embodiment shown in FIGS.
1-3 preferably comprise a laminate of three materials,
a soft extensible coverstock material such as a
longitudinally extensible spunbond nonwoven web or a
soft extensible formed film, an extensible
intermediate layer such as a three dimensional formed
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