Patent ID: 6200297
Filing Date: 2001-03-13
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A sanitary absorbent product comprising;a layered elongated main body, a cover layer which is permeable to liquid, a barrier layer which is impermeable to liquid and at least one absorbent layer between the cover layer and the barrier layer, said main body having two opposed longitudinal edgestwo tabs, each tab projecting laterally from a respective longitudinal edge of said main body and which are adapted to be folded about a crotch portion of a wearer's undergarment; and, wherein said cover layer and said barrier layer are coextensive, and both layers are folded over together along said longitudinal edges of said main body, both layers being bonded to said cover layer along each respective longitudinal edge of said main body with the exception of at least a portion of a line of intersection between each tab and said main body remains unbonded to form a pocket adjacent to each tab which is capable of collecting body exudate that may flow in a lateral direction, said pocket including an inlet opening providing a means of entrance to body exudate in said pocket, said pocket being responsive to a lateral outward tension applied on the tab that would occur during attachment of the tab to the undergarment of the wearer wherein the application of lateral outward pressure causes an increase in size of said inlet opening, thereby enhancing an ability of said pocket to collect body exudate.