Patent ID: 6110158
Filing Date: 2000-08-29
Classification: A61F,Y10T

Abstract:
An absorbent article having a front portion, a rear portion, and a crotch portion between said front portion and said rear portion, said article comprising:an outer cover;a bodyside liner;an absorbent core located between said outer cover and said bodyside liner;a pair of outer containment flaps having a proximal edge attached to said bodyside liner, inboard of the outer edge of the absorbent article; a distal edge opposite said proximal edge; and a first elastic member adjacent said distal edge; anda pair of inner containment flaps having a proximal edge attached to said bodyside liner, a distal edge opposite said proximal edge, and a second elastic member adjacent said distal edge, said inner containment flaps being formed from a first integral sheet of containment flap material having a length, said inner containment flaps having a length less than the length of said first sheet of containment flap material, said distal edges of said inner containment flaps defining an opening in said first integral sheet, a terminal edge of said opening connecting said distal edges of said inner containment flaps, and wherein said proximal edges of said outer containment flaps coincide with said proximal edges of said inner containment flaps.