Patent ID: 7524312
Filing Date: 2009-04-28
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A disposable diaper comprising: a primary absorbent batt structure; a pair of barrier cuffs; at least one supplementary absorbent batt assembly; said primary batt assembly including a liquid-pervious body facing surface, a liquid-impervious garment facing surface, a front waist region, a rear waist region, and a crotch region; said barrier cuffs having proximal edge portions and distal edge portions and extending along transversely opposite sides of said primary absorbent batt assembly so as to have a height and rise up from said body facing surface of said primary absorbent batt assembly under tension of said barrier cuffs; and said supplementary absorbent batt assembly having a liquid-pervious body facing surface, an opposite surface, a proximal end portion, and a distal end portion, said supplementary absorbent batt assembly being placed upon said body facing surface of said primary absorbent batt assembly between said barrier cuffs, said proximal end portion lying in said front waist region and said distal end portion being supported along transversely opposite side edges of said supplementary absorbent batt assembly in a vicinity of said distal edge portion by portions of said distal edge portions of said barrier cuffs so that said primary and supplementary absorbent batt assemblies define therebetween a pocket opening from said crotch region toward said front waist region, with at least said distal end portion and said opposite side edges of said supplementary absorbent batt assembly spaced apart upwardly from said body facing surface of said primary absorbent batt assembly by a portion of the height of said barrier cuffs which separate said supplementary batt from said primary absorbent batt under tension of said barrier cuffs.