Disposable Diaper with Convenient Lay-Open Features:

Astrid Annette Sheehan, Symmes Township, OH; and Nelson Edward Greening, II, Cincinnati, OH.
Assigned to The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH.

Filed: 10/6/15
Issued: 2/19/19

A disposable diaper, comprising: a chassis having a front waist region, a crotch region and a rear waist region, and comprising a liquid permeable topsheet, a liquid impermeable backsheet, and an absorbent core structure disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet, the chassis having a chassis width and the chassis having a chassis surface area; and left and right, laterally extending fastening members extending from the rear waist region, the fastening members each having a basis weight of at least 90 gsm, each fastening member having a fastening member width of at least 60% of the chassis width and a fastening member surface area of at least 10% of the chassis surface area; and left and right, laterally extending discrete grasping members extending from the front waist region, the grasping members each having a basis weight of at least 70 gsm, each grasping member having a grasping member width of at least 37% of the chassis width, and each grasping member having a grasping member surface area of at least 6% of the chassis surface area; wherein the grasping members are non-elastic; and wherein the grasping members are smaller than the fastening members in one or more of width, length, or surface area.