Patent ID: 6413249
Filing Date: 2002-07-02
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
An integral disposable elasticized absorbent article comprising:(a) an absorbent body sharing a longitudinal axis and a horizontal axis, a front waist portion, a back waist portion, a crotch portion and a pair of spaced apart leg openings, (b) a liquid pervious top layer facing the body of a wearer of said article, (c) a liquid impervious back layer substantially coextensive with said liquid pervious top layer, (d) a liquid absorbent layer disposed between said liquid pervious top layer and liquid impervious back layer, said liquid absorbent layer being substantially coextensive with said liquid pervious top layer and said liquid impervious back layer, and (e) an attachment zone disposed on said front waist portion, and (f) two elasticized band members; a first elasticized band member and a second elasticized band member, said first elasticized band member having a fixed end portion attached to the left side of said absorbent body with said first elasticized band member extending from the front waist to the back waist generally parallel to said longitudinal axis, and wherein said first elasticized band member comprises a portion folded outwardly at an angle relative to said longitudinal axis while being attached to said absorbent body with said outwardly folded portion terminating in a free end portion having an adherent surface adapted to adhere to said attachment zone, said second elasticized band member having a fixed end portion attached to a right side of said absorbent body with said second elasticized band member extending from the front waist to the back waist generally parallel to said longitudinal axis, and wherein said second elasticized band member comprises a portion folded outwardly at an angle relative to said longitudinal axis while being attached to said absorbent body with said outwardly folded portion terminating in a free end portion having an adherent surface adapted to adhere to said attachment zone.