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US 7,125,401 B2Granted
Absorbent article with front and rear supporting members
AssigneeUni-Charm Corporation
InventorWataru Yoshimasa
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Abstract
Disclosed is an absorbent article including: a main body portion having an ability to absorb and retain a liquid; a front support member extending forward beyond a front edge of the main body portion; and a rear support member extending rearward beyond a rear edge of the main body portion. The individual front and rear support members produce an elastic contractive force in a stretched state. The individual front and rear support members are provided with a pressure sensitive adhesive layer for securing each support member to the skin of a wearer.
Claims16
An absorbent article comprising
- a main body portion having an ability to absorb and retain a liquid;
- a front support member extending forward beyond a front edge of the main body portion;
- and
- a rear support member extending rearward beyond a rear edge of the main body portion, the rear support member being separate from the front support member, wherein
- the individual front and rear support members produce an elastic contractive force in a stretched state,
- the individual front and rear support members are provided with means for securing each support member to the skin of a wearer, and
- the front support member has a rear end which is joined to a garment surface of the main body portion, the rear support member has a front end which is joined to the garment surface of the main body portion and spaced a distance rearward from the rear end of the front support member, the rear end of the front support member and the front end of the rear support member are both located in a region ahead of a transversely extending centerline of the main body portion, and the rear support member behind the front end is not joined to the garment surface of the main body portion.
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An absorbent article comprising:
- a main body portion having an ability to absorb and retain a liquid;
- a front support member extending forward beyond a front edge of the main body portion;
- and
- a rear support member extending rearward beyond a rear edge of the main body portion, wherein
- the individual front and rear support members produce an elastic contractive force in a stretched state, and
- the individual front and rear support members are provided with means for securing each support member to the skin of a wearer, wherein
- the front support member has a rear end which is joined to a garment surface of the main body portion, the rear support member has a front end which is joined to the garment surface of the main body portion and spaced a distance rearward from the rear end of the front support member, the rear end of the front support member and the front end of the rear support member are both located in a region ahead of a transversely extending centerline of the main body portion, and the rear support member behind the front end is not joined to the garment surface of the main body portion.
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An absorbent article comprising
- a main body portion for absorbing and retaining liquid;
- a front support member extending forward beyond a front edge of the main body portion;
- and
- a rear support member extending rearward beyond a rear edge of the main body portion,
- wherein the front and rear support members both produce elastic contractive force and are provided with securing members, respectively, to attach to the skin of the wearer,
- the main body portion has a front region and a rear region with the rear region being wider than the front region, and the front support member is attached at the front region and the rear support member is attached at the rear region, and
- the front support member has a forward edge and a rearward edge and has a solid tapered shape with decreasing width from the forward edge to the rearward edge, and the front support member is joined to the main body portion at the rearward edge.
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An absorbent article comprising:
- a main body portion for absorbing and retaining liqiuid;
- a front support member extending forward beyond a front edge of the main body portion;
- and
- a rear support member extending rearward beyond a rear edge of the main body portion,
- wherein the front and rear support members both produce elastic contractive force and are provided with securing members, respectively, to attach to the skin of the wearer,
- the main body portion has a front region and a rear region with the rear region being wider than the front region, and the front support member is attached at the front region and the rear support member is attached at the rear region, and
- the rear support member has a fitting region of constant width extending from the rear edge of the main body portion and a region that expands in width from the fitting region;
- and
- the expanding region is attached to a rectangular region which has one of the securing members.
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An absorbent article comprising:
- a main body portion for absorbing and retaining liquid;
- a first support member extending forward beyond a front edge of the main body portion;
- and
- a second support member extending rearward beyond a rear edge of the main body portion,
- wherein the first and second support member both produce elastic contractive force and are provided with securing members, respectively, to attach to the skin of the wearer,
- wherein the first support member has a first forward edge and a first rearward edge and is joined to the main body portion with the first rearward edge spaced inwardly away from the front edge of the main body portion,
- wherein the first support member has a solid tapered shape with decreasing width from the first forward edge to the first rearward edge, and the first support member is joined to the main body portion at the first rearward edge,
- wherein the second support member has a second forward edge and a second rearward edge and is joined to the main body portion with the second forward edge spaced inwardly away from the rear edge of the main body portion, and
- wherein the second support member has a fitting region of constant width extending from the rear edge of the main body portion and has a region that expands in width from the fitting region, and the expanding region is attached to a rectangular region which has one of the securing members, and the second support member is joined to the main body portion at the second forward edge.
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