Patent ID: 7632259
Filing Date: 2009-12-15
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. An absorbent article, comprising: a liquid-permeable topsheet; a liquid-impermeable backsheet; an absorption body, having an elongate shape with two longitudinal side edges and two transverse side edges, positioned between the liquid-permeable topsheet and the liquid-impermeable backsheet; two longitudinal side edges; a longitudinal center line; a transverse center line; a front end portion; a rear end portion; a crotch portion lying between the front end and rear end portions, wherein the rear end portion and an adjacent part of the crotch portion have a transverse elastic system; a rear leg elastic system including a plurality of elastics extending between the two longitudinal side edges of the article, each of said elastics running continuously along a first leg cutout of the article in the rear part of the crotch portion, crossing the crotch portion essentially parallel to the transverse center line of the article, and along a second leg cutout of the article; and a pocket for temporary liquid storage defined laterally outward of the absorption body, on each side thereof, such that said pocket is not disposed on the absorption body, wherein the extent of each of the pockets is limited along an inward side edge of the pocket by the longitudinal side edge of the absorption body, along a rear edge of the pocket by the transverse elastic system, along a forward edge of the pocket by the rear leg elastic system where the rear leg elastic system crosses the crotch portion essentially parallel to the transverse center line of the article and along an outer side edge of the pocket by the rear leg elastic system running along the leg cutout of the article; wherein the rear elastic system completely crosses the crotch portion.