Garment-Like Absorbent Articles

Alizha V. Smith, Wyoming, OH; Christopher S. Cameron, Cincinnati, OH; Nayda Liz Ramos Medina, Cincinnati, OH; Vanessa M. Melendez, Cincinnati, OH; and Brittany D. Canfield, Cincinnati, OH.
Assigned to The Procter and Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH.

Filed: 9/19/19
Issued: 12/26/23

An absorbent article comprising: a lateral axis; a front waist region on a first side of the lateral axis; a back waist region on a second side of the lateral axis; a liquid permeable topsheet; a liquid impermeable backsheet; an absorbent core positioned at least partially intermediate the topsheet and the backsheet; an outer cover nonwoven material in a facing relationship with the backsheet, wherein the outer cover forms a first portion of a garment-facing surface of the absorbent article; and a discrete, non-elasticized front belt comprising a first lateral end, a second lateral end, and a middle portion positioned intermediate the first lateral end and the second lateral end, wherein the middle portion is joined to the front waist region proximate to a waist edge of the absorbent article, wherein the discrete, non-elasticized front belt forms a second portion of the garment-facing surface of the absorbent article; wherein the outer cover nonwoven material comprises a first pattern on the first portion of the garment-facing surface, the first pattern comprising: a repeating pattern of apertures or bonds comprising a plurality of first repeat units; wherein a portion of the first pattern within each of the first repeat units is substantially the same; and wherein at least some of the first repeat units have a first repeat unit area in the range of about 25 mm2 to about 100 mm2 according to the Repeat Unit Measurement Test; and wherein the discrete, non-elasticized front belt comprises a second pattern on the second portion of the garment-facing surface, the second pattern comprising: a repeating pattern of apertures or bonds comprising a plurality of second repeat units; wherein a portion of the second pattern within each of the second repeat units is substantially the same; and wherein at least some of the second repeat units have a second repeat unit area in the range of about 25 mm2 to about 100 mm2 according to the Repeat Unit Measurement Test.