Patent ID: 6620146
Filing Date: 2003-09-16
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
An absorbent garment comprising:a substantially liquid-impervious outer layer operatively associated with a substantially liquid-pervious inner layer to form a garment having a waist hole and a pair of leg holes; a waist edge defining the outer perimeter of the waist hole; a waist region at least partially encircling a wearer's waist proximal to the waist edge; a crotch region extending between the leg holes to at least partially extend between a wearer's legs; an absorbent layer disposed between the inner and outer layers in at least part of the crotch region, the absorbent layer being operatively associated with at least one of the inner and outer layers; one or more shaping elastics operatively associated with at least one of the inner and outer layers; a skirt structure formed by an extended region of at least one of the inner and outer layers and extending downward on a wearer from the waist edge, wherein the one or more shaping elastics are disposed at least partly within the skirt structure; and wherein the one or more shaping elastics reduce the apparent size of portions of a wearer's body.