Patent ID: 6258076
Filing Date: 2001-07-10
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A disposable absorbent article arranged to be worn by a living being to trap and collect loose or liquid waste of the being, said article comprising an absorbent chassis, a first barrier panel, and a first selectively exposable skin-friendly adhesive, said chassis having a back waist portion, a crotch portion, a front waist portion, and an inner surface, said chassis being configured to be worn between the legs of the being with said inner surface directed toward the being's skin, said first barrier panel comprising a flap mounted on said inner surface of said chassis at said back waist portion, said flap having a outer surface and an inner surface, said first selectively exposable, skin-friendly adhesive being located on said inner surface of said flap for releasable engagement with said inner surface of said chassis to hold said flap against said inner surface of said chassis, whereupon said flap covers and protects said first selectively exposable, skin-friendly adhesive, said flap being arranged to be moved from said position against said inner surface of said chassis to an operative position wherein said first selectively exposable, skin-friendly adhesive is exposed and oriented for engagement with the adjacent skin of the being, whereby said flap and said first selectively exposable, skin-friendly adhesive form a liquid-resistant seal with the being's skin to thereby impede the egress of the loose or liquid waste from said back waist portion.