Patent ID: 6280426
Filing Date: 2001-08-28
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
An absorbent article having a bodyside surface positionable adjacent a wearer when the article is in use, the bodyside surface having a laterally central, longitudinal axis, said article comprising:a backsheet;a liquid permeable topsheet attached to said backsheet;an absorbent structure disposed between said topsheet and said backsheet;a flap laterally disposed in a rear waist portion of said article, said flap fixedly secured to said article along a seam, said seam extending between first and second terminal ends, said flap having a free edge extending between said first and second terminal ends, said seam and said free edge defining a pocket between said flap and said topsheet, said pocket having an opening extending between said first and second terminal ends; anda spacer assembly affixed to said article and operatively engaging an inside surface of the flap, said spacer assembly having a first element in contact with said flap, a second element disposed between said first element and said backsheet, and a biasing element forcibly separating said first and second elements wherein the biasing element and the first and second elements are cooperatively operable together independent of said flap and whereby said free edge is biased away from said topsheet.