Patent ID: 7736350
Filing Date: 2010-06-15
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A pant-like absorbent article having a longitudinal direction and longitudinal ends, and a lateral direction and lateral sides, said article comprising: a front waist region at a first longitudinal end, a back waist region at an opposite longitudinal end, and a crotch region extending longitudinally between said front and back waist regions; laterally extending front and back ear portions defined at opposed lateral sides of said front and back waist regions, said front and back ear portions having laterally outward sides; a laterally inwardly directed leg contour defined in each said lateral side between respective said front and back ear portions; an absorbent body structure extending longitudinally along said crotch region generally from said front waist region to said back waist region, said absorbent body structure including laterally extending wing portions that extend laterally beyond said crotch region and into said front and back ear portions substantially to said laterally outward sides of said front and back ear portions, said wing portions being capable of absorbing and retaining liquids and certain body wastes; wherein upon folding said article about a transverse fold line at a longitudinal mid-point thereof to form a pant structure, said laterally outward sides of said front and back ear portions join at side seams of said article such that said leg contours define respective leg openings and said wing portions of said absorbent body structure in said front and back ear portions generally encircle a wearer's waist; and longitudinally extending leak guards, each said guard having a free laterally inward side and a laterally outward side with a contour corresponding generally to that of said leg contours and said laterally outward sides of said front and back ear portions, said leak guards extending to said longitudinal ends of said front and back waist regions from said free laterally inward side to said laterally outward side of said leak guards said laterally outward side of said leak guards attached to said laterally outward sides of said front and back ear portions and along said leg contours laterally outward of said absorbent body structure in said crotch region and said wing portions of said absorbent body structure in said front and back ear portions so as to define a containment pocket along said leg contours and that encompasses said absorbent article from said first longitudinal end to said opposite longitudinal end.