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Absorbent article having inflected barrier cuffs and method for making the same

  • US 5,542,943 A
  • Filed: 11/09/1994
  • Issued: 08/06/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/07/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A disposable absorbent article having a front waist region, a rear waist region, a crotch region between said front waist region and said rear waist region, a pair of longitudinal edges, a lateral centerline and a longitudinal centerline, the absorbent article comprising:

  • a chassis comprising a liquid pervious topsheet;

    a liquid impervious backsheet joined with said topsheet;

    an absorbent core interposed between said topsheet and said backsheet, said absorbent core having a pair of opposed side edges, a pair of longitudinally extending side panels, each of said side panels including a front ear flap section located in said front waist region;

    a barrier cuff section having a first end edge located longitudinally inboard of said front ear flap section;

    a second end edge located in said rear waist region;

    a proximal edge disposed adjacent one of said side edges of said absorbent core and a distal edge spaced apart from said proximal edge;

    spacing means joined along said distal edge of each said barrier cuff section; and

    closing means for securing at least a portion of said barrier cuff section juxtaposed said first end edge to the absorbent article inboard of said proximal edge;

    said distal edges being unsecured to any underlying structure of the absorbent article in said front waist region and said rear waist region such that said distal edges form said longitudinal edges in said front waist region and said rear waist region; and

    said distal edge of said barrier cuff section being secured laterally inboard of said proximal edge in said crotch region such that said second end edges of said side panels located in said rear waist region are inverted relative to said first end edges to form an inflected barrier cuff that stands up in said crotch region when the absorbent article is fitted to a wearer.

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