Patent ID: 7037299
Filing Date: 2006-05-02
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. An integral disposable elasticized absorbent article providing dual barrier layer protection and having a longitudinal axis and a lateral axis, comprising: (a) a topsheet, a backsheet, a waist portion having a front waist portion and a back waist portion, a crotch portion and a pair of spaced apart leg openings; (b) an absorbent layer having a longitudinal axis and a horizontal axis disposed between said topsheet and said backsheet, said absorbent layer being defined by two opposed spaced apart longitudinal sides, each longitudinal side having a proximal end, a distal end and a middle portion, and opposed spaced apart proximal and distal lateral ends; (c) means for fastening said absorbent article around a waist portion of a wearer of the absorbent article; and (d) a pair of elasticized barrier layers selected from the group consisting of (d1) a pair of elasticized end barrier layers including; (d2) a pair of elasticized side barrier layers including: each of said first and second elasticized barrier layers being formed of a pair of generally triangular elements disposed with the respective apices thereof intersecting and overlapping each other to form in said crotch portion a double barrier layer on said topsheet along the middle portions of each of said longitudinal sides.