Patent ID: 6575950
Filing Date: 2003-06-10
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A disposable absorbent article arranged to be worn by a living being to trap and collect loose waste of the being, said article comprising:(a) a main chassis configured to be worn between the legs of the being, said chassis having a front portion, a rear portion, and a crotch portion connecting said front portion and said rear portion, said chassis comprising a liquid permeable chassis topsheet, a liquid impermeable chassis backsheet, said topsheet directed toward the being's skin, an absorbent core positioned between said chassis topsheet and said chassis backsheet, and a pair of ear portions integral to said chassis backsheet; (b) each ear portion having a proximal edge, a distal edge, a first connecting edge and a second connecting edge, said first connecting edge and said second connecting edge connecting said distal to said proximal edge, said proximal edge of each of said ear portion integral to said topsheet of said chassis; (c) each said ear portion having an elastic layer having a first edge and a second edge, said first edge secured to said backsheet and said second edge secured to said backsheet, said elastic layer having a central portion not secured to said backsheet; (d) said ear portion having a tearable portion extending from said first connecting edge to said second connecting edge, said tearable portion extending along said central portion of said elastic layer; and (e) a fastener joined to each of said elastic layers to secure said disposable absorbent article about the being's waist; whereby each ear portion may be pulled away from the chassis causing each said ear portion to tear at said tearable portion thereby providing for said elastic layer to stretch, thereby extending the distance between said first edge and said second edge.