Diapers with elasticized side pockets
First Claim
1. An anatomically form-fitting, generally self-adjusting disposable absorbent garment comprising:
- a breathable elastomeric outer cover including front and rear waistband portions defining a waist opening, a crotch section disposed between said waistbands, a pair of elastically contractable leg openings delimited along opposed marginal side edges of said crotch section and opposed 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, including a liquid pervious bodyside liner and a liquid impervious backsheet with an absorbent core disposed therebetween, defining a shape having a front waist section and a back waist section with first and second opposed connecting sides connecting said waist section, said connecting sides being equidistantly spaced with respect to a line centered on the longitudinal axis of said garment;
attachment means for attaching and integrating said insert to said outer cover while allowing substantially unrestricted functional stretchability thereof; and
first and second elastically contractable, fluid pervious flaps, attached to or formed from said liner and disposed inwardly of said connecting sides, respectively, defining a pair of elasticized waste-containment pockets along each of said connecting sides of said absorbent structure.
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Abstract
According to the instant invention, there is provided an anatomically form-fitting, generally self-adjusting disposable absorbent garment, preferably a diaper. The garment comprises a breathable elastomeric outer cover, resiliently stretchable to surround and closely conform to the contours of a wearer. The outer cover comprises opposed front and rear waistbands, together defining a waist opening, a crotch section disposed between the waistbands, a pair of elasticized leg openings disposed along outer most lateral sides of the crotch section and opposed front and rear panels separated by the crotch section. An absorbent insert structure is defined by opposed front and back waist sections and a pair of side sections connecting the waist sections, including a liquid impermeable backsheet, a bodyside liner essentially coterminous with the backsheet and an absorbent body disposed therebetween. A pair of elasticized flaps, attached to or formed from the bodyside liner, are disposed inwardly of the respective side sections and extend in the crotch section between the front and back waist sections of the insert.
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67 Claims
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1. An anatomically form-fitting, generally self-adjusting disposable absorbent garment comprising:
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a breathable elastomeric outer cover including front and rear waistband portions defining a waist opening, a crotch section disposed between said waistbands, a pair of elastically contractable leg openings delimited along opposed marginal side edges of said crotch section and opposed 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, including a liquid pervious bodyside liner and a liquid impervious backsheet with an absorbent core disposed therebetween, defining a shape having a front waist section and a back waist section with first and second opposed connecting sides connecting said waist section, said connecting sides being equidistantly spaced with respect to a line centered on the longitudinal axis of said garment; attachment means for attaching and integrating said insert to said outer cover while allowing substantially unrestricted functional stretchability thereof; and first and second elastically contractable, fluid pervious flaps, attached to or formed from said liner and disposed inwardly of said connecting sides, respectively, defining a pair of elasticized waste-containment pockets along each of said connecting sides of said absorbent structure. - 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)
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49. An anatomically form-fitting, generally self-adjusting disposable absorbent garment comprising:
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a breathable elastomeric outer cover including front and rear waistband portions defining a waist opening, a pair of elastically contractable leg openings delimited along marginal side edges of said outer cover, a crotch section disposed 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, including a liquid pervious bodyside liner and a liquid impervious backsheet with an absorbent body disposed therebetween, defining a shape having a front waist section and a back waist section with first and second opposed connecting sides connecting said waist sections, said connecting sides being equidistantly spaced with respect to a line centered on the longitudinal axis of said garment; attachment means for attaching and integrating said insert to said outer cover while allowing substantially unrestricted functional stretchability thereof; and first and second elasticized fluid pervious flaps each having a longitudinal side, a first and second base side and a fourth side wherein a distance between said longitudinal side and said fourth side comprises a width of said flaps and wherein said width varies between said first and second base side and wherein said longitudinal side is attached or formed from said bodyside liner and spaced inwardly of said elasticized leg openings, respectively, defining a pair of elasticized waste containment pockets. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59)
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60. An anatomically form-fitting, generally self-adjusting disposable absorbent garment comprising:
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a breathable elastomeric outer cover including front and rear waistband portions defining a waist opening, a pair of elastically contractable leg openings delimited along marginal side edges of said outer cover, a crotch section disposed 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, including a liquid pervious bodyside liner and a liquid impervious backsheet with an absorbent body disposed therebetween, defining a shape having a front waist section and a back waist section with first and second opposed connecting sides connecting said waist sections, said connecting sides being equidistantly spaced with respect to a line centered on the longitudinal axis of said garment; attachment means for attaching and integrating said insert to said outer cover while allowing substantially unrestricted functional stretchability thereof; and first and second elasticized liquid pervious flaps, formed from said bodyside liner and spaced inwardly of said first and second connecting sides, respectively, defining a pair of elasticized waste containment pockets. - View Dependent Claims (61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67)
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