Adult incontinent absorbent article
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1. An absorbent article comprising:
- an absorbent batt having opposite major faces;
a moisture impervious sheet covering one major face of said batt, said moisture impervious sheet being wider than said batt and including flap portions folded over opposite side marginal edges of said batt and providing inwardly extending, spaced, moisture impervious sheet portions disposed against the other major face of said absorbent batt;
a moisture pervious liner covering the other major face of said absorbent batt and at least the inwardly extending portions of said moisture impervious sheet;
said absorbent article being folded so as to dispose inner edge sections of said inwardly extending moisture impervious sheet portions in facing relationship with respect to one another;
said inner edge sections of said inwardly extending moisture impervious sheet portions being covered by overlying portions of said moisture pervious liner, and means acting through said overlying portions of said moisture pervious liner for securing said inner edge sections of said inwardly extending moisture impervious sheet portions to one another, said securing means being offset toward one end of said absorbent article to thereby define a urine receptable pocket at the opposite end of said absorbent article.
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Abstract
An absorbent article particularly suitable for use by male and female adult incontinents. The absorbent article includes a urine receptacle pocket offset to one end of the product and formed by folding the product and adhering together portions of a moisture impervious sheet that are folded over side marginal edges of an absorbent batt.
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1. An absorbent article comprising:
- an absorbent batt having opposite major faces;
a moisture impervious sheet covering one major face of said batt, said moisture impervious sheet being wider than said batt and including flap portions folded over opposite side marginal edges of said batt and providing inwardly extending, spaced, moisture impervious sheet portions disposed against the other major face of said absorbent batt;
a moisture pervious liner covering the other major face of said absorbent batt and at least the inwardly extending portions of said moisture impervious sheet;
said absorbent article being folded so as to dispose inner edge sections of said inwardly extending moisture impervious sheet portions in facing relationship with respect to one another;
said inner edge sections of said inwardly extending moisture impervious sheet portions being covered by overlying portions of said moisture pervious liner, and means acting through said overlying portions of said moisture pervious liner for securing said inner edge sections of said inwardly extending moisture impervious sheet portions to one another, said securing means being offset toward one end of said absorbent article to thereby define a urine receptable pocket at the opposite end of said absorbent article. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
- an absorbent batt having opposite major faces;
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9. An absorbent article comprising:
- an absorbent batt having opposite major faces;
a moisture impervious sheet covering one major face of said batt, said moisture impervious sheet being wider than said batt and including flap portions folded over opposite side marginal edges of said batt and providing inwardly extending, spaced, moisture impervious sheet portions disposed against the other major face of said absorbent batt;
a moisture pervious liner covering the other major face of said absorbent batt and at least the inwardly extending portions of said moisture impervious sheet;
at least the crotch portion of said absorbent article being folded inwardly about spaced, parallel first fold lines and outwardly about spaced, parallel second fold lines inwardly of said first fold lines, said inwardly extending portions of said moisture impervious sheet extending inwardly of said second fold lines so as to dispose inner edge sections of said inwardly extending moisture impervious sheet portions in facing relationship with respect to one another;
said inner edge sections of said inwardly extending moisture impervious sheet portions being covered by overlying portions of said moisture pervious liner, and means acting through said overlying portions of said moisture pervious liner for securing said inner edge sections of said inwardly extending moisture impervious sheet portions to one another, said securing means being offset toward one end of said absorbent article to thereby define a urine receptable pocket at the opposite end of said absorbent article. - View Dependent Claims (10)
- an absorbent batt having opposite major faces;
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