Patent ID: 7794441
Filing Date: 2010-09-14
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A unitary disposable absorbent article comprising: an absorbent core having a garment surface and a body surface; a liquid permeable topsheet positioned adjacent said body surface of said absorbent core; a liquid impermeable backsheet positioned adjacent said garment surface of said absorbent care; and an elastically contractible dual cuff having a proximate end and a distal end, said dual cuff being joined to said article by an intermediate bond, said dual cuff having a first cuff and a second cuff, said first cuff being disposed between said proximate end and said intermediate bond, said second cuff being disposed between said intermediate bond and said distal end, said dual cuff being constructed of a continuous cuff material and enclosed by a cuff end bond, said cuff end bond being disposed at said distal end and connecting a first edge of the continuous cuff material to a second edge of the continuous cuff material; wherein said second cuff is spaced away from said backsheet.