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US 2012/0238985 A1Published application
Articles with Overfolded and Attached Side Margins
AssigneeConcepts for Success (C4S)
InventorChristoph Schmitz
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Abstract
An article such as an article to be worn on the lower torso of a wearer, such as pants or diapers. The article has a flexible faeces separation member, such as a faeces trap sheet, which is attached in a particular way such that an effective separation of faeces and skin respective genitals can be achieved.
Claims21
An article for being worn on the lower torso of a wearer, said article comprising a basis which comprises
- a front region, a rear region and a crotch region there between, thereby defining a longitudinal (x-) and width (y-) direction, a longitudinal centreline and two opposite longitudinally extending side margins;
- said basis exhibiting a first surface, intended to be oriented towards a wearer during use and a second opposite surface;
- said article further comprising a flexible faeces separation member
- which is attached to said first surface of said basis, whereby the attachment is adapted to allow spacing apart of said flexible faeces separation member from said first surface of said basis at least along a portion of said longitudinal centreline;
- characterized in that
- said longitudinal side margins of said basis are overfolded such that they overlay
- said flexible faeces separation member at least in the crotch region;
- and in that said overfolded longitudinal side margins are connected to said flexible faeces separation member by a pick-up connection, which
- (i) is positioned cross-directionally relative to said longitudinal centre line at a distance of less than 10 cm, preferably less than 5 cm, more preferably less than 2.5 cm thereto, and
- (ii) is positioned longitudinally at least in the crotch region of the article.
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