Patent ID: 6936038
Filing Date: 2005-08-30
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. An absorbent article comprising: a) in absorbent having first and second longitudinal sides; and b) a liquid permeable wrapper enclosing said absorbent, said wrapper extending laterally outward from each of said first and second longitudinal sides a distance of at least about 10 millimeters to form a pair of fringes capable of being biased upward to form a pair of upstanding side walls when placed in an undergarment, said upstanding wide wails forming a pair of reservoirs located adjacent to sold absorbent which retain body fluid that has run off of said wrapper until said body fluid can be absorbed by said absorbent; wherein each of said pair of fringes runs the entire length of said article; each of the fringes is provided by doubled regions of maid wrapper; each doubled region of sold wrapper provides a fringe width which extends beyond its corresponding first or second longitudinal side of said absorbent; each doubled region of said wrapper is attached together across its fringe width with construction adhesive; and both of said fringes are entirely void of any elastics.