Patent ID: 8029486
Filing Date: 2011-10-04
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A disposable wearing article, comprising: a front waist region, a rear waist region, a crotch region extending between said two waist regions in a longitudinal direction of the article, longitudinally opposite end portions extending across said waist regions in a transverse direction of the article, and transversely opposite side portions extending between said front and rear waist regions in the longitudinal direction, a liquid-pervious topsheet adapted to face a wearer's skin in use, a liquid-impervious backsheet adapted to face away from the wearer's skin in use, a pair of leak-barrier cuffs laid on said topsheet and extending between said front and rear waist regions, and a liquid-absorbent core interposed between said topsheet and backsheets, and extending between said front and rear waist regions, wherein said leak-barrier cuffs have said article further comprising: stretchable elastic members extending in the longitudinal direction and contractibly bonded to said distal portions of said leak-barrier cuffs, a skin-contactable panel extending between said leak-barrier cuffs in the transverse direction and being laid on said topsheet in at least a front half of said crotch region, wherein said crotch region is divided by a transverse center line bisecting a longitudinal dimension of said article into said front half and a rear half, and a partition interposed between said topsheet and said panel, and extending between said leak-barrier cuffs in the transverse direction in a vicinity of said transverse center line, wherein said panel has transversely opposite side edges bonded to the distal potions of said leak-barrier cuffs, respectively, and an intermediate region defined between said side edges, said partition has an upper edge bonded to said panel, a lower edge bonded to said topsheet, and a middle portion between said upper and lower edges, said middle portion being folded at least into two in a thickness direction of said article to form a barrier against bodily wastes between said topsheet and said panel, wherein said panel is formed from at least one water-absorbent sheet.