Disposable absorbent article

A disposable absorbent undergarment comprising a chassis, an absorbent core, and a suspension system, said chassis comprising a sheet of a cloth-like, non-woven, breathable material, said sheet having a front section, a back section, and an intermediate section, said front section including a top front edge and pair of front side edges, said back section including a top back edge and pair of back side edges, said intermediate section including a pair of central side edges, each of which is an ergonomically shaped recess to form a respective leg opening for the brief, said absorbent core being located on said sheet at said intermediate section, said suspension system comprising plural elastic sections, each of said elastic sections comprising an apex end and a terminus end disposed generally opposite to said apex end, the width of said terminus end being substantially greater than the width of said apex end, said elastic sections being stretchable between said apex end and said terminus end, with the stretching force when said section is stretched being concentrated at said apex end and spread out along the width of said terminus end, a first of said elastic sections being secured to said sheet with said apex end of said first section being located at the recess in a first side edge of said sheet and with said terminus end of said first section terminating at said top front edge of said sheet adjacent said first side edge, a second of said elastic sections being secured to said sheet with said apex end of said second section being located at the recess in a second side edge of said sheet and with said terminus end of said second section terminating at said top front edge of said sheet adjacent said second side edge, a third of said elastic sections being secured to said sheet with said apex end of said third section being located at the recess in said first side edge of said sheet and with said terminus end of said third section terminating at said back top edge of said sheet adjacent said first side edge, and a fourth of said elastic sections being secured to said sheet with said apex end of said fourth section being located at said recess in said second side edge of said sheet and with said terminus end portion of said fourth section terminating at said top back edge of said sheet adjacent said second side edge, and wherein each of said elastic sections comprises a plurality of elastic fibers disposed in a fan shaped array, with said fibers diverging from each other from said apex end to said terminus end, whereupon said suspension system pulls up on said chassis from said leg openings toward said top ends when said undergarment is worn.

An absorbent assembly for use in a product to be worn by a being for absorbing and retaining exudates from the being therein, said absorbent assembly comprising a core having a first section and a second section, said first section being formed of a web of porous material configured to permit the migration of liquid therethrough, said porous material of said first section comprising a nonwoven material, said web of porous material of said first section being quilted and comprising a plurality of a slow acting but high absorption capacity SAP located in respective pockets of said first section, whereupon said pockets of said quilted first section renders the SAP of said first section resistant to migration with respect to said core, said second section being formed of a web of porous material, said porous material of said second section comprising a nonwoven material configured to permit the migration of liquid therethrough, said web of porous material of said second section being quilted and comprising a plurality of a fast acting but lower absorption capacity SAP located in respective pockets of said second section, whereupon said pockets of said quilted second section renders the SAP of said second section resistant to migration with respect to said core, said first section of said core and said second section of said core being in fluid communication with each other, said absorbent assembly being arranged to be worn by the living being, with said first section of said core forming a body-facing side disposed confronting the perineum region of the being and said second section of said core forming a remote side disposed away from the perineum region of the being, whereupon fluid voided by the being flows to said fast acting SAP and to said slow acting SAP, wherein said fluid is absorbed quickly and rapidly by said fast acting SAP, while said slow acting SAP desorbs or takes fluid away from said fast acting SAP as well as absorbing said fluid itself, wherein said nonwoven material of said quilted first section is formed of a plurality of fibers, wherein said nonwoven material of said quilted second section is formed of a plurality of fibers, and wherein said fibers have a cross sectional shape having an increased surface area compared to circular or oval shaped fibers to thereby increase the fiber's resistance to fluid flow, thereby delaying radial fluid wicking and facilitating fluid wicking longitudinally.