Patent ID: 6179820
Filing Date: 2001-01-30
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A fluid-absorbent article intended for disposal after use, that is a pair of absorbent pants, a nappy, or an incontinence protection article, with a substantially elongated shape and including a front waist region, a rear waist region and a crotch region therebetween, said crotch region having two leg edge-portions, the article further comprising an inner fluid-permeable layer which is intended to lie against a user's skin during use, a fluid-barrier layer which is intended to face away from the user during use and which is substantially impermeable to fluids, and an absorbent core enclosed between the inner layer and the fluid-barrier layer, said article further comprising elastic elements, wherein the elastic elements are attached along at least four different paths, and in that a first path and a second path extend from the front waist region to the rear waist region, from a side of a central longitudinal axis of the article to an opposite side of the article's central longitudinal axis, and in that the first path and the second path intersect the article's central longitudinal axis at different locations, and in that a third path and a fourth path are mirror images of the first path and second path, respectively, with respect to the article's longitudinal central axis, and in that a segment of each path follows at least a part of a leg edge-portion, and portions of all the paths together enclose a collection region positioned between the article's leg edge-portions, which region, under the influence of the elastic elements, bulges and forms a fluid-collecting basin, the elastic elements being attached in a stretched condition along each path including and being attached in the stretched condition along said portions of all said paths enclosing the collection region.