Disposable article with containment structure

A disposable absorbent article having a front waist region, a back waist region, and a crotch region located between said front and back waist regions, said article comprising:

• a backsheet;
• an absorbent core disposed above said backsheet and generally in said crotch region;
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• a topsheet disposed above said absorbent core, said topsheet being equipped with a plurality of spaced apart elastic strands which are attached thereto to form a plurality of spaced apart ridges, wherein said strands are adapted to bias said topsheet upwardly and wherein portions of said topsheet located between said strands are tacked down to form depressions between said ridges;
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• wherein said topsheet is further equipped with a plurality of openings located between said ridges, said openings being adapted to direct bodily exudates received in said crotch region toward said core.

A disposable absorbent article having a front waist region, a back waist region, and a crotch region located between said front and back waist regions, said article comprising:

• a backsheet layer;
• an absorbent core disposed above said backsheet and generally in said crotch region;
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• a topsheet disposed above said absorbent core and spaced upwardly therefrom to define a fecal storage space therebetween, said topsheet having a plurality of openings for directing bodily exudates, which are deposited into said crotch region, into said storage space.

A disposable absorbent article having a pair of longitudinally extending side edges and a pair of end edges defining a front waist region, a back waist region, and a crotch region located between said front and back waist regions, said article comprising:

• a backsheet layer;
• an absorbent core disposed above said backsheet and generally in said crotch region;
• a topsheet having a plurality of openings and spaced generally upward from said core to define a storage space between said core and said topsheet;
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• a containment pocket having a depth dimension, said pocket being disposed generally in said crotch region and bounded by a substantially continuous containment wall that extends generally upwardly from said topsheet;
• wherein said openings of said topsheet are disposed inside of said containment wall and adapted to direct exudates received in said containment pocket above said topsheet into said storage space below said topsheet.