Absorbent article having auxillary absorbent member having standing leg gathers
AssigneeParagon Trade Brands, Inc.
InventorPeter Zajaczkowski
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Abstract
An absorbent article, illustrated as a disposable diaper, includes a primary absorbent member and an auxiliary absorbent member. The primary absorbent member has an upper liquid-receiving surface area. The auxiliary absorbent member includes a liquid-permeable lower surface region, and a pair of substantially liquid-impermeable upstanding leg gathers in at least a target area of the absorbent article. An attachment arrangement joins the primary and auxiliary absorbent members to position the liquid-permeable lower surface region of the auxiliary absorbent member in liquid-transferring relationship with the upper liquid-receiving surface area of the primary absorbent member.
Claims10
An absorbent article, comprising:
- a primary absorbent member having an upper, liquid receiving surface area;
- a pair of side marginal sheets extending in spaced relationship to each other along respective opposite side edges of said primary absorbent member;
- an auxiliary absorbent member positioned on top of said primary absorbent member and defining a liquid-permeable region at a lower surface thereof;
- a pair of upstanding leg gathers extending upwardly from respective side edges of said lower surface of said auxiliary absorbent member, in at least a target area of said absorbent article to abate passage of liquid transversely of said auxiliary absorbent member, said pair of leg gathers extending from a region between said primary absorbent member and said auxiliary absorbent member;
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- attachment means for respectively joining said upstanding leg gathers to said marginal sheets generally at an upper surface of said primary absorbent member to position said liquid-permeable lower surface region of the auxiliary absorbent member in liquid-transferring relationship with said upper liquid-receiving surface of the primary absorbent member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.