Patent ID: 7435244
Filing Date: 2008-10-14
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. An absorbent article having a longitudinal axis, a lateral axis, a longitudinal length, a lateral width, longitudinal end edges and lateral side edges, a front waist region, a rear waist region, an intermediate crotch region interconnecting the front and rear waist regions, and a pair of leg openings on the lateral sides of the crotch region, the article further comprising: a liquid-pervious backsheet; a liquid-pervious topsheet; a pair of liquid-pervious barrier cuffs bonded to the topsheet; an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet; a liquid-impervious barrier layer disposed between the absorbent core and the backsheet; and leg elastic members located in at least a portion of the crotch region adjacent to the leg openings; wherein the barrier layer is not present in the portion of the article where the leg elastic members are located, the barrier layer does not wrap around the core, and the barrier cuffs and the backsheet extend past lateral edges of the barrier layer and terminate at the lateral side edges of the absorbent article.