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Absorbent article having integral barrier cuffs and process for making the same

  • US 5,776,121 A
  • Filed: 03/20/1996
  • Issued: 07/07/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/21/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An absorbent article having a longitudinal centerline, a lateral centerline, longitudinal side edges and lateral ends defining a periphery, a first waist region, a second waist region and a crotch region between the first waist region and the second waist region, and comprising:

  • a liquid pervious topsheet;

    a liquid impervious backsheet joined to the topsheet;

    an absorbent core having longitudinal side edges disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet;

    a pair of longitudinally extending barrier cuffs, each of the barrier cuffs being integrally formed from a lateral extension of the topsheet and the backsheet beyond the side edge of the absorbent core, the lateral extension being provided with first and second cuts defining a cuff area having first and second ends, the cuff area further having a free distal edge, the distal edge being folded toward the longitudinal centerline, at least one of the ends of the cuff area being joined to one of the first waist region or the second waist region to form the barrier cuff, each of the barrier cuffs being further provided with a spacing means adjacent the distal edge for spacing the barrier cuffs upwardly away from the absorbent core in at least the crotch region; and

    a pair of longitudinally extending gasketing cuffs integrally formed from the extended topsheet and backsheet and lying laterally outboard of the barrier cuff in at least the crotch region.

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