Patent ID: 9456935
Filing Date: 2016-10-04
CPC Classification: A61F

Claim Text:
1. An absorbent article comprising: a topsheet; a backsheet; an absorbent body positioned at least partially intermediate the topsheet and the backsheet; a pair of elasticized leg cuffs each comprising a free end positioned distal from the topsheet; a raised barrier positioned outboard of the absorbent body and at least partially surrounding the absorbent body, wherein the raised barrier is positioned intermediate the topsheet and the backsheet, wherein the raised barrier is positioned at least partially intermediate the pair of the elasticized leg cuffs, wherein the raised barrier defines an internal barrier area in the absorbent article, and wherein the raised barrier extends at least 1 mm and less than 15 mm above a portion of the topsheet positioned within the internal barrier area; a lateral axis; a front waist region on a first side of the lateral axis; a back waist region on a second side of the lateral axis; and a crotch region positioned intermediate the front waist region and the back waist region, wherein the raised barrier extends into the front waist region, the back waist region, and the crotch region; the front waist region having an internal barrier area maximum width measured parallel to the lateral axis and intermediate two most distal, laterally inboard, opposing portions of the raised barrier in the front waist region; the crotch region having an internal barrier area width measured on the lateral axis and intermediate two laterally inboard opposing portions of the raised barrier in the crotch region; and the back waist region having an internal barrier area maximum width measured parallel to the lateral axis and intermediate two most distal, laterally inboard, opposing portions of the raised barrier in the back waist region, wherein the internal barrier area maximum width of the back waist region is larger than the internal barrier area width of the crotch region; wherein the raised barrier comprises a portion that is free of an elastic and extends continuously across a longitudinal axis of the absorbent article.