Absorbent article with improved fluid containment and comfort
AssigneeIrving Consumer Products Limited
InventorsFrank Glaug, Gabriella Makarious, James DeFelice
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Abstract
The present invention relates generally to absorbent products, and, more particularly, to disposable absorbent articles that provide improvements in the containment of bodily fluid secretions. The fluid containment improvements are the result of adding gasketing barriers to standing leg cuffs of various absorbent articles. Adding gasketing barriers to the standing leg cuffs will decrease fluid leakage at the leg and crotch area of the user and will improve the comfort of the user.
Claims20
An absorbent article having a front edge, a back edge, and two longitudinally extending side edges, the absorbent article comprising:
- a topsheet, the topsheet being liquid pervious;
- a backsheet coupled to the topsheet, the backsheet being liquid impervious;
- an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and backsheet, the absorbent core containing at least one absorbent material;
- an acquisition distribution layer disposed between a bottom side of the topsheet and a top side of the absorbent core;
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- first and second standing leg cuffs, each standing leg cuff includes:
- a base coupled to the topsheet;
- one or more elastics coupled adjacent to a top of the standing leg cuff;
- a gasketing barrier coupled to the top of the standing leg cuff, wherein the gasketing barrier surrounds the top of the standing leg cuff and at least one of the elastics is covered by the gasketing barrier.
An absorbent article having a front edge, a back edge, and two longitudinally extending side edges, the absorbent article comprising:
- a topsheet, the topsheet being liquid pervious;
- a backsheet coupled to the topsheet, the backsheet being liquid impervious;
- an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and backsheet, the absorbent core containing at least one absorbent material;
- an acquisition distribution layer disposed between a bottom side of the topsheet and a top side of the absorbent core;
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- first and second standing leg cuffs, each standing leg cuff assembled with a transverse outboard portion of the topsheet and a transverse inboard portion of a side sheet, each standing leg cuff includes:
- a base coupled to the topsheet;
- one or more elastics coupled adjacent to a top of the standing leg cuff;
- a gasketing barrier coupled to the top of the standing leg cuff, wherein the gasketing barrier surrounds the top of the standing leg cuff and at least one of the elastics is covered by the gasketing barrier.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.