Patent ID: 6013065
Filing Date: 2000-01-11
Classification: A61F,Y10T

Abstract:
An absorbent article comprising:a waist hole, first and second leg holes, and a crotch region defined between said leg holes;a topsheet facing toward a wearer's body;a backsheet disposed outwardly of the topsheet away from the wearer's body;an absorbent core interposed between the topsheet and the backsheet;a communicating means for permitting bodily waste to pass therethrough, said communicating means positioned so that at least a portion thereof extends into the crotch region, said communicating means comprising a first through aperture extending through the topsheet in a front portion of the crotch region and a second through aperture extending through the topsheet in a rear portion of the crotch region;a first elastic member forming substantially one half of a first leg gather on the first leg hole and one half of a second leg gather on the second leg hole; anda second elastic member forming substantially a second half of the first leg gather on the first leg hole and substantially a second half of the second leg gather on the second leg hole, the first and second elastic members together defining the first and second leg gathers;wherein the first elastic member extends around substantially one half of the periphery of the first aperture; andwherein the second elastic member extends around substantially a second half of the periphery of the second aperture, the first and second elastic members together encircling the communicating means.