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US 2008/0077112 A1Published application
Disposable diaper with optimal leakage protection
AssigneeTyco Healthcare Retail Services AG
InventorsEdward P. Erdman, Mariela Muniz
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Abstract
The present invention provides for the improved prevention of leakage of body exudates from a disposable absorbent article, such as a diaper, by providing a pair of standing leg cuffs on both sides of the absorbent core of the article. The cuffs are preferably ribbon cuffs attached to the diaper or fashioned from the top sheet of the diaper.
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A disposable absorbent article comprising:
- a liquid permeable top sheet;
- a liquid impermeable back sheet;
- an absorbent core interposed between the top sheet and the back sheet;
- a first pair of liquid impermeable standing leg ribbon cuffs disposed outwardly from the absorbent core along laterally opposite sides thereof;
- a second pair of liquid impermeable standing leg ribbon cuffs disposed along laterally opposite sides of the absorbent core at a predetermined distance from the first pair of cuffs, said second pair of cuffs disposed outwardly from the first pair of cuffs such that said first pair of cuffs is positioned between the absorbent core and the second pair of cuffs;
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A disposable absorbent article comprising:
- a liquid permeable top sheet;
- a liquid impermeable back sheet;
- an absorbent core interposed between the top sheet and the back sheet;
- a first pair of cuffs disposed outwardly from the core along laterally opposite sides thereof, wherein the first pair of cuffs is fashioned from the top sheet;
- a second pair of liquid impermeable cuffs having their base edges disposed at a predetermined distance from the base edges of the first pair of cuffs, said second pair of cuffs disposed outwardly from said first pair of cuffs such that the first pair of cuffs is positioned between the absorbent core and the second pair of cuffs;
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- wherein each of the first and second pairs of cuffs are disposed outwardly from the absorbent core on laterally opposite sides thereof.
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