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Disposable absorbent sanitary article

US6186996A · kind A · utility

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10Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 4, 1996
Grant dateFeb 13, 2001
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Expiry dateJan 4, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61F2013/4944
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The disposable absorbent sanitary article includes an absorbent pad placed between a liquid impervious external backing sheet and a hydrophobic internal covering sheet provided with a central opening extending over the absorbent pad. A first set of elastic members is fixed to the backing sheet and to the covering sheet along external edges thereof at least in a crotch area thereof and a second set of elastic members is fixed to the covering sheet along longitudinal edges of the central opening. Two hydrophobic flaps are each realized by fixing a first longitudinal edge of a strip of hydrophobic material close to an external longitudinal edge of the absorbent pad, and a second longitudinal edge to a lower face of the covering sheet close to the elastic members of the second set.

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