Disposable diaper with cuff
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1. A disposable garment comprising:
- a topsheet;
a backsheet;
an absorptive core disposed between and attached the topsheet and backsheet; and
an elasticized unitary cuff;
a) having an edge proximal the topsheet or backsheet, the proximal edge attached to or extending from the topsheet or backsheet;
b) having an edge distal the topsheet or backsheet;
c) positioned to contact a crotch area of a wearer of the disposable garment; and
d) exhibiting planar elastication along a width between the distal edge and proximal edge;
the elasticized unitary cuff essentially constituting the sole elasticizing means for containing waste from a wearer within a crotch area of the disposable garment.
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Abstract
A disposable garment having unitary elasticized leg cuffs disposed on the interior surface thereof.
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1. A disposable garment comprising:
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a topsheet; a backsheet; an absorptive core disposed between and attached the topsheet and backsheet; and an elasticized unitary cuff; a) having an edge proximal the topsheet or backsheet, the proximal edge attached to or extending from the topsheet or backsheet; b) having an edge distal the topsheet or backsheet; c) positioned to contact a crotch area of a wearer of the disposable garment; and d) exhibiting planar elastication along a width between the distal edge and proximal edge; the elasticized unitary cuff essentially constituting the sole elasticizing means for containing waste from a wearer within a crotch area of the disposable garment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A disposable garment comprising:
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an absorbent pad assembly exhibiting an interior surface, an exterior surface, lateral edges, and longitudinal edges; noodles formed in each longitudinal edge of the absorbent pad assembly and attached at a point proximal to a center point of the absorbent pad assembly, the noodles being folded about the point of attachment and into contact with the interior surface of the absorbent pad assembly; attachment means for securing the folded noodles to the interior surface of the absorbent pad assembly; and cuffs exhibiting a planar elasticating surface, the cuffs formed from or attached to the folded noodles, the cuffs having a distal edge and a proximal edge; the cuffs essentially constituting the sole elasticizing means for containing waste from a wearer within a crotch area of the disposable garment. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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