Patent ID: 7727207
Filing Date: 2010-06-01
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. An absorbent article having a front portion, a back portion, a crotch portion, and two side portions, the article comprising: a main chassis; an absorbent portion; and first and second substantially elastic portions which replace a portion of the main chassis, each of said first and second substantially elastic portions having a first region that overlaps a portion of the main chassis for attachment thereto and a second region that does not overlap the main chassis, wherein the first substantially elastic portion has a first central elastic portion corresponding to the front portion of the article and two first side inelastic portions corresponding to the side portions of the article, and the second substantially elastic portion has a second central elastic portion corresponding to the back portion of the article and two second side inelastic portions corresponding to the side portions of the article, and wherein said first central elastic portion contacts said second central elastic portion and extends in a longitudinal direction towards the crotch portion of the article.