Patent ID: 6837879
Filing Date: 2005-01-04
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A disposable absorbent article for personal wear, said disposable absorbent article comprising: an inner layer adapted for contiguity with the wearer's skin, at least a portion of said inner layer being liquid permeable; an outer layer in opposed relation with the inner layer; an absorbent body disposed between the inner layer and the outer layer of said article for absorbing liquid body waste; and a pair of containment flaps on said article in spaced relation with each other, each flap having a base secured to the article and a distal end, at least a portion of the distal end being movable relative to said base to a position in which said distal end is spaced from the inner layer of said article, said containment flaps each comprising: a first layer extending from the base of the flap to the distal end of said flap, said flap first layer having a lateral surface, a medial surface; and a liquid permeable second layer in opposed relation with the medial surface of the flap first layer, said flap second layer being free from fixed engagement with at least a portion of the medial surface of said flap first layer to define a surge chamber therebetween for receiving liquid body waste, the flap second layer having a width greater than a width of said portion of the medial surface of the flap first layer and being secured to at least one of the flap first layer and the inner layer of the article whereby the absorbent body and liquid permeable portion of the inner layer of said article are at least in part disposed between the surge chamber and the outer layer of said article.