Patent ID: 8348915
Filing Date: 2013-01-08
Classification: A61F,B32B

Abstract:
1. An initial product adaptable to serve as a garment for receiving an absorbent structure, said garment adapted to be worn around the waist of a user, said initial product comprising: a chassis for receiving said absorbent structure, said chassis extending in a longitudinal direction about a longitudinal axis dividing the chassis into a first lateral half and a second lateral half, said first lateral half comprising a first lateral margin and said second lateral half comprising a second lateral margin, said first and second lateral margins being joined to a central structure along a first line of joinder and a second line of joinder, respectively, said first and second lines of joinder extending substantially parallel to said longitudinal axis, said central structure comprising a backsheet layer and a topsheet layer and said absorbent structure sandwiched therebetween, wherein longitudinal terminal edges of the backsheet layer and the topsheet layer extend to the first and second lines of joinder, said chassis further extending in a transverse direction about a transverse axis dividing the chassis into a first end and a second end, said chassis being delimited by a periphery comprising a first end edge at said first end and a second end edge at said second end, said first and second end edges extending substantially parallel to said transverse axis, said periphery further comprising a first lateral edge of said first lateral margin and a second lateral edge of said second lateral margin,