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Disposable absorbent article of hygiene with double leakproofing barrier and process of manufacture

US5672166A · kind A · utility

93Cited by
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16Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 5, 1996
Grant dateSep 30, 1997
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Expiry dateJan 5, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61F2013/530445
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An absorbent article of hygiene with a double leakproofing barrier of simple and economical manufacture includes two side flaps (11) secured together at their transverse ends and a lengthwise fold (16) pointing vertically towards the interior, to form an oblong central opening (17) about the absorbent pad (2) which constitutes a peripheral first leakproofing barrier, the two vertical folds themselves constituting a side second leakproofing barrier.

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