Patent ID: 6315764
Filing Date: 2001-11-13
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
An absorbent article having a rear portion including a rear edge, a front portion, and a crotch portion connecting said rear portion and said front portion, said absorbent article comprising:(a) a base structure including a first layer thereof comprising an outer cover layer and a second layer thereof comprising a bodyside liner layer(b) an absorbent member between said outer cover layer and said bodyside liner layer;(c) a rear waist flap extending from the vicinity of said rear edge of said rear portion toward said crotch portion to thereby define a rear reservoir between said rear waist flap and said rear portion; and(d) a spacer mounted to at least one of said rear portion and said rear waist flap, effectively occupying space in said rear reservoir, thereby spacing said rear waist flap from said rear portion, compressive deformation of said spacer by the body of a user being limited to amounts of deformation which maintain sufficient void volume in said rear reservoir to receive an effective amount of exudate from the body of the user.