Absorbent product with leakage barrier

Abstract

The present invention relates to an absorbent product such as a diaper, a pant diaper, an incontinence shield or the like, having a front portion (13; 113; 213; 313; 413), a rear portion (12; 112; 212; 312; 412) and an intermediate crotch portion (1; 114; 214; 314; 414) further having an absorbent body (4;404), a liquid-impermeable bottom layer (5; 105; 205; 305; 405) and a relatively easily flexible top layer (2; 102; 202; 302; 402), which, when the absorbent product is used, is intended to lie closest to the body of the user, further having an opening (17; 117; 217; 317; 417) having, viewed in the longitudinal direction of the product, a front end (18; 118; 218; 318; 418) and a rear (21; 121; 221; 321; 421) end, and two substantially longitudinal lateral edges (19, 20; 119; 120; 219; 220; 319; 320; 419, 420), and which, at least within the area of the opening, (17; 117; 217; 317; 417) is not joined to the absorbent body (4; 404). The product has an elastic tongue (24; 124; 224; 324; 424) at the rear end (21; 121; 221; 321; 421) of the opening, the rear end of the opening being located at the root (25; 125; 225; 325; 425) of the tongue. The tongue (24; 124; 224; 324; 424) is contracted in its elastically unloaded state and folded in the area of the root (25; 125; 225; 325; 425) of the tongue and the rear end (21; 121; 221; 321; 421) of the opening, whereby the tongue 24; 124; 224; 324; 424) forms a mechanical barrier (29; 429) against the transport of waste past said area.

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