Patent ID: 9050218
Filing Date: 2015-06-09
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. An infant or adult diaper having a longitudinal centerline and a lateral centerline perpendicular to the longitudinal centerline, wherein the diaper comprises a topsheet and a backsheet and positioned therein between an absorbent core, first and second longitudinally extending opposing elastic cuffs on either longitudinal side of the topsheet, the diaper having a crotch region, positioned in between a front region and a back region, wherein the diaper comprises a transverse separator sheet made of a separator sheet material, the transverse separator sheet having a transversely extending top edge and top edge portion and an opposing transversely extending bottom edge and a bottom edge portion, wherein parts of the top edge portion are attached to the cuffs in the crotch region or front region to form a first cuff attachment area and a second opposing cuff attachment area, each cuff attachment area having an inner edge towards the longitudinal centerline of the diaper; and the bottom edge portion is attached to the topsheet at one or more topsheet attachment areas, and wherein the first cuff attachment area has a first projected bond length as measured according to the projected bond measurement test method and the second cuff attachment area has a second projected bond length as measured according to the projected bond measurement test method wherein the average of the first and second projected bond lengths is from 1% to 20% of the longitudinal dimension of the crotch region of the diaper, in a flat state of the diaper.