Absorbent disposable article which is divided into portions extending in the longitudinal direction of the article
US5295987A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 29, 1992 |
| Grant date | Mar 22, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 29, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2013/530875
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An absorbent, disposable article, such as a diaper, an incontinence guard or a sanitary napkin, which includes an outer liquid-impermeable casing layer which is intended to lie distal from the wearer in use, an inner, liquid-permeable casing layer which is intended to face toward the wearer's body in use and an absorbent pad enclosed between the two casing layers. The crotch part of the pad that is placed in the crotch region of the wearer in use is divided into mutually separate parts, which extend in the longitudinal direction of the article. These separate parts are mutually separated transversely, intermediate originally flat and pleatable areas of the two casing layers which are mutually joined and bridge the space between the separate parts. There is transverse elastication within the region of the separate parts of the absorbent pad, the elastication bringing the edges of adjacent separate parts into abutment with one another while gathering together the intermediate originally flat areas of the mutually joined casing layers.
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