Patent ID: 11969326
Assignee: MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 14:
15. An absorbent article comprising:
a first layer, a second layer, and a third layer; wherein an outside surface of the third layer is coupled to an inside surface of the second layer and an outside surface of the second layer is coupled to an inside surface of the first layer;
wherein the first layer, the second layer, and the third layer each comprise:
an absorbent core positioned in between a liquid impervious back sheet and a moisture pervious inner layer; and
an adhesive;
wherein the adhesive is positioned on the outside surface of the second layer and on the outside surface of the third layer;
wherein a second-layer tab is coupled to an edge of each of the second layer and a third-layer tab is coupled to an edge of the third layer;
wherein the third-layer tab is spaced a distance away from the second-layer tab; and
wherein the third layer is nested into the second layer such that a periphery of the third layer is spaced inwardly from a periphery of the second layer around the entire second layer periphery and the second layer is nested into the first layer such that the periphery of the second layer is spaced inwardly from a periphery of the first layer around the entire first layer periphery.