Patent ID: 7435243
Filing Date: 2008-10-14
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A disposable absorbent article comprising a liquid pervious topsheet, a liquid impervious backsheet, an absorbent core disposed therebetween, an elasticized outer leg cuff disposed adjacent to a longitudinal side edge of the absorbent article, the elasticized outer leg cuff having a base and a gasket cuff supported by the base at a joint of the base to the gasket cuff, the gasket cuff being provided with elasticity and having an inner cuff extending laterally inwardly from the joint and an outer cuff extending laterally outwardly from the joint, and a barrier leg cuff having a proximal edge and a distal edge, the barrier leg cuff disposed inboard of the gasketing cuff, and the distal edge of the barrier leg cuff being spaced away from the top surface of the topsheet to form a pocket by a combination of the inner cuff, the base and the barrier leg cuff.