Patent ID: 6114596
Filing Date: 2000-09-05
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A breathable disposable sanitary product construction having a cloth-like outer surface and including a plurality of materials comprising, from the skin-facing side outwardly:(A) a topsheet of liquid- and vapor-permeable hydrophilic material;(B) a core of highly absorbent material disposed outwardly of said topsheet for absorbing liquid received through said topsheet, said core having an inner surface in fluid communication with said topsheet and an outer surface;(C) a backsheet formed of a multilayer non-woven material which is hydrophobic and vapor-permeable for limiting the outward escape of liquid therethrough while enabling the outward escape of heat and water vapor therethrough, said backsheet being disposed at least partially as an outer surface of said diaper, said backsheet material having at least two meltblown layers and being a three-layer spunbond-meltblown-meltblown non-woven fabric consisting essentially of a spunbond layer and a plurality of meltblown layers disposed on an inner side of said spunbond layer.