Patent ID: 6022338
Filing Date: 2000-02-08
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A disposable absorbent article having a front waist section, a rear waist section, an intermediate section which interconnects said front and rear waist sections, a pair of longitudinally opposed end edges, and a pair of laterally opposed side edges, said article comprising at least one multilayered containment barrier which is located adjacent one of said edges of said absorbent article to inhibit the flow of body exudates and which comprises at least three layers of material configured in a facing relationship with each other and extending in a parallel relationship with a bodyfacing surface of said article in use wherein each of said layers defines an outer edge which is attached to said other layers and a free edge which remains at least partially unattached to said other layers to allow said body exudates to flow into an area between said layers in use.