# US 8,784,395 B2 · Two-piece wearable absorbent article > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 8,784,395 B2 - Document ID: US8784395B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 12/687,493 - Filed: 2010-01-14 - Published: 2010-07-15 - Granted: 2014-07-22 - Earliest claimed: 2009-01-15 - Assignees: The Procter & Gamble Company - Applicants: Donald Carroll Roe; Elaine Mary Wiggins - Inventors: Donald Carroll Roe; Elaine Mary Wiggins - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8784395B2 ## CPC - A61F 13/74: having means to retain absorbent pads - A61F 13/4752: {the means being an upstanding barrier} - A61F 13/49004: {with fastening means} - A61F 13/505: with separable parts, e.g. combination of disposable and reusable parts (A61F13/20 {, A61F13/49003} take precedence) - A61F 2013/51449: {being knitted or woven fabrics} - A61F: FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS (dental prosthetics A61C) ## Abstract A wearable absorbent article having features for the containment and absorption of bodily exudates. The article may comprise an outer cover and an absorbent insert. The outer cover may be formed of durable or semi-durable materials and be launderable. The insert may be disposable. The insert may have containment and absorption features that prevent soiling of the outer cover by the wearer's exudates, so that the outer cover may be reused after an exudation event and change of inserts. The insert and/or the outer cover may have features to enhance containment, absorption, economy of materials and/or fit that make them asymmetric about their respective lateral axes, and may have features that direct a user to install the insert and/or the outer cover with correct front-rear orientation relative the wearer. Articles of commerce including packages of outer covers and/or inserts in varying combinations of numbers and features are also described. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A wearable absorbent article to be worn by a wearer about the lower torso, comprising: an outer cover having an outer cover longitudinal length and comprising an outer cover front region, an outer cover rear region, an outer cover lateral axis between front and rear regions and equally dividing the outer cover longitudinal length, and an insert fastener component disposed thereon, wherein the insert fastener component comprises an arcuate portion, and wherein a portion of the arcuate portion intersects a central longitudinal axis of the outer cover, and wherein the insert fastener component has an overall lateral length extending in a direction parallel to the outer cover lateral axis that is at least two times greater than a width of the insert fastener component; and a disposable absorbent insert having an insert longitudinal length and comprising an insert forward region, an insert rearward region, a fastener component having an arcuate portion, wherein a portion of the arcuate portion intersects a central longitudinal axis of the insert, and wherein the fastener component has an overall lateral length extending in a direction parallel to an insert lateral axis that is at least two times greater than a width of the fastener component, an insert lateral axis between the forward and rearward regions and equally dividing the insert longitudinal length, a pair of elasticized longitudinal standing cuffs, and an insert indicium disposed thereon; wherein the fastener component and the insert fastener component are cooperative to effect fastening of the insert to the outer cover when the fastener component and the insert fastener component are brought together; wherein the insert is asymmetric about the insert lateral axis by having a different weight of superabsorbent polymer or absorbent gelling material present across the insert lateral axis; wherein the outer cover and the insert are adapted to function on or fit the wearer optimally with the insert forward region disposed proximate to the outer cover front region, the insert rearward region disposed proximate to the outer cover rear region, the outer cover front region and insert forward region disposed proximate to a torso front region of the wearer's lower torso, and the outer cover rear region and insert rearward region disposed proximate to a torso rear region of the wearer's lower torso; and wherein the insert indicium is adapted to provide information to a user concerning correct front-rear orientation of the insert with respect to the outer cover or the wearer. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The article of claim 1 wherein the outer cover comprises a pair of elasticized leg band portions. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The article of claim 1 wherein the outer cover comprises a second insert fastener component disposed thereon, and the fastener component is not cooperative with the second insert fastener component to effect fastening of the insert to the outer cover when the fastener component and the second insert fastener component are brought together, and wherein the second insert fastener component comprises a plurality of hooks or a plurality of loops. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The article of claim 3 wherein the fastener component comprises the insert indicium. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The article of claim 3 wherein the insert comprises an end support stiffener in the insert rearward region. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The article of claim 1 wherein the outer cover comprises an outer cover indicium disposed thereon, and the outer cover indicium and the insert indicium are adapted to cooperate to provide information to a user concerning correct front-rear orientation of the insert with respect to the outer cover. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The article of claim 6 wherein the outer cover indicium and the insert indicium comprise respective visual indicia. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The article of claim 6 wherein the outer cover indicium and the insert indicium comprise respective functional indicia. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The article of claim 1 wherein the outer cover comprises an insert alignment indicium disposed thereon. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The article of claim 1 wherein the insert indicium is a visual indicium. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The article of claim 1 wherein the insert indicium is a functional indicium. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The article of claim 1 wherein the insert comprises a plurality of insert indicia. ### Claim 13 A wearable absorbent article to be worn by a wearer about the lower torso, comprising: an outer cover having an outer cover longitudinal length and comprising an outer cover front region, an outer cover rear region, an outer cover lateral axis between front and rear regions and equally dividing the outer cover longitudinal length, and an insert fastener component disposed thereon, wherein the insert fastener component comprises an arcuate portion, wherein a portion of the arcuate portion intersects a central longitudinal axis of the outer cover, and wherein the insert fastener component has an overall lateral length extending in a direction parallel to the outer cover lateral axis that is at least two times greater than a width of the insert fastener component; and a disposable absorbent insert having an insert longitudinal length and comprising an insert forward region, an insert rearward region, an insert lateral axis between the forward and rearward regions and equally dividing the insert longitudinal length, a pair of elasticized longitudinal standing cuffs, a first user grasp structure in the insert forward region, and a second user grasp structure in the insert rearward region; wherein the outer cover is asymmetric across the outer cover lateral axis and the insert is asymmetric across the insert lateral axis, wherein the insert is asymmetric about the insert lateral axis by having a different absorbent capacity across the insert lateral axis; wherein the outer cover and the insert are adapted to function on or fit the wearer optimally with the insert forward region disposed proximate to the outer cover front region, the insert rearward region disposed proximate to the outer cover rear region, the outer cover front region and insert forward region disposed proximate to a torso front region of the wearer's lower torso, and the outer cover rear region and insert rearward region disposed proximate to a torso rear region of the wearer's lower torso. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The wearable absorbent article of claim 13 wherein the insert is asymmetric about the insert lateral axis by having a different weight of superabsorbent polymer or absorbent gelling material present across the insert lateral axis. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The wearable absorbent article of claim 14 wherein the insert fastener component comprises a plurality of hooks or a plurality of loops.