Patent ID: 7887524
Filing Date: 2011-02-15
Classification: A61F,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A disposable absorbent article adapted to be worn about a lower torso of a human body, comprising: a chassis having a longitudinal centerline and forming a waist opening and a pair of leg openings and having longitudinally opposing front and rear waist end edges, longitudinally opposing front and rear waist regions terminating at the respective waist end edges, a crotch region longitudinally intermediate of the waist regions, and a crotch point in the crotch region, the chassis comprising a topsheet having a wearer-facing surface disposed such that at least a portion of the wearer-facing surface contacts the body when the article is worn, a backsheet defining a garment-facing surface of the article, and a topsheet pocket sheet affixed onto the wearer-facing surface of the topsheet and forming a chassis pocket between the topsheet pocket sheet and the topsheet, the chassis pocket having an opening in either the front waist region or the rear waist region and defining a continuous insertion space therewithin, the insertion space extending longitudinally from the opening into the crotch region, the insertion space also being longitudinally restricted at or before the crotch point; and a non-removable absorbent core component disposed in the crotch region between the topsheet and the backsheet.