Patent ID: 7344526
Filing Date: 2008-03-18
Classification: A61F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. An absorbent garment for wear about a wearer's waist, said absorbent garment comprising: a garment shell configured for encircling the wearer's waist and having a front waist region, a front waist end at said front waist region, a back waist region, and a back waist end at said back waist region, the garment shell comprising a front panel assembly having laterally opposite side margins, and a back panel assembly having laterally opposite side margins; and an absorbent assembly disposed within the garment shell and constructed to take in and retain body exudates released by the wearer, the absorbent assembly having an inner surface adapted for contiguous relationship with the wearer's body, an outer surface, a front waist region in opposed relationship with the front waist region of the garment shell, a back waist region in opposed relationship with the back waist region of the garment shell, a crotch region extending longitudinally between and interconnecting the front waist region and the back waist region, a front waist end and a back waist end, laterally spaced front side panels extending outward from the front waist region and laterally opposite back side panels extending outward from the back waist region, the front side panels of the absorbent assembly being attached to the garment shell generally at the side margins of the front panel assembly to together define front side margins of the absorbent garment, said back side panels of the absorbent assembly being attached to the garment shell generally at the side margins of the back panel assembly to together define back side margins of the absorbent garment, the front side margins and the back side margins of the absorbent garment being releasably and refastenably attached to each other to removably secure the absorbent garment on the wearer's waist.