Form-fitting self-adjusting disposable garment with a multilayered absorbent
First Claim
1. An anatomically form-fitting, generally self-adjusting disposable absorbent garment comprising:
- a breathable elastomeric nonwoven outer cover comprising a nonwoven elastic web joined to one or more gatherable nonwoven webs, including a waist opening, a pair of leg openings, a central crotch section between said leg openings and front and rear panels separated by said crotch section;
an absorbent insert structure, substantially superposable on said front and rear panels and said crotch section having longitudinally opposed ends and including a liquid permeable bodyside liner and a liquid impermeable barrier with an absorbent core disposed therebetween, said absorbent core comprising a first absorbent layer, adjacent to said bodyside liner, with a first average pore size and a second absorbent layer, adjacent to said first layer, with a second average pore size; and
attachment means for attaching and integrating said insert to said outer cover while allowing substantially unrestricted functional stretchability thereof.
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Abstract
An anatomically form-fitting, self-adjusting disposable garment with a stretchable outer cover (20), fixed position fasteners (70) (72) (74) (76) attached to the outer cover (20) and a multilayered absorbent structure (22). The multilayered absorbent structure (22) has a liquid permeable bodyside liner (42), a liquid impermeable barrier (44) and an absorbent composite (38). The absorbent composite (38) can comprise a uniform composition of fluff or a mixture of a hydrogel and absorbent material. Alternately, the absorbent composite (38) can comprise a first and second layer of absorbent materials (37) (39) differing by densities or differing by pore sizes. The absorbent composite can further comprise a layer of a hydrogel (45). Further, the absorbent composite can comprise a mixture of a hydrogel and a filler material which can be a hydrophilic or hydrophobic material which may be treated with a surfactant.
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72 Claims
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1. An anatomically form-fitting, generally self-adjusting disposable absorbent garment comprising:
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a breathable elastomeric nonwoven outer cover comprising a nonwoven elastic web joined to one or more gatherable nonwoven webs, including a waist opening, a pair of leg openings, a central crotch section between said leg openings and front and rear panels separated by said crotch section; an absorbent insert structure, substantially superposable on said front and rear panels and said crotch section having longitudinally opposed ends and including a liquid permeable bodyside liner and a liquid impermeable barrier with an absorbent core disposed therebetween, said absorbent core comprising a first absorbent layer, adjacent to said bodyside liner, with a first average pore size and a second absorbent layer, adjacent to said first layer, with a second average pore size; and attachment means for attaching and integrating said insert to said outer cover while allowing substantially unrestricted functional stretchability thereof. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72)
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