Patent ID: 6423884
Filing Date: 2002-07-23
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A fecal material retaining structure for mounting on a chassis of an absorbent article which is to be worn on a body of a wearer, said fecal material retaining structure comprising:(a) a surface layer having a first surface, and a second surface which opposes the first surface; (b) at least one first layer made of a first material, wherein said at least one first layer has a third surface, and a fourth surface which opposes the third surface, said third surface of said at least one first layer being secured to said first surface of said surface layer; (c) at least one second layer made of a second material wherein said at least one second layer has a fifth surface, and a sixth surface which opposes the fifth surface, said fifth surface of said at least one second layer being secured to said fourth surface of said first layer; and (d) at least two apertures formed through all of said surface layer, said at least one first layer, and said at least one second layer, said at least two apertures being configured to have a minimum depth of at least about 0.38 inch and a maximum depth of larger than 1.0 inch and to have an overall surface area from about 25% to about 75% of a fecal material retaining structure as defined within an outer perimeter of said fecal material retaining structure to receive and retain a solids portion of fecal material and any liquids immobilized therein when said fecal material retaining structure is mounted on the absorbent article and worn by the wearer of the absorbent article and wherein said at least two apertures are adapted to displace the solids portion of fecal material and any liquid immobilized therein from skin of the wearer of the absorbent article to prevent the solids portion of the fecal material and any liquid immobilized therein from spreading outwardly along an outside surface of said fecal material retaining structure to cover an increased surface area of the skin of the wearer of the absorbent article.