Patent ID: 6572596
Filing Date: 2003-06-03
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
An absorbent garment comprising:a main body having a longitudinal axis corresponding approximately with the front-to-rear axis of a user, a lateral axis orthogonal to the longitudinal axis, the main body comprising a perimeter defined by laterally extending front and rear waist edges, longitudinally extending left and right side edges, left angular edges joining the longitudinally extending left side edge to the front waist edge and the rear waist edge, right angular edges joining the longitudinally extending right side edge to the front waist edge and the rear waist edge, wherein the left and right angular edges each extend at an angle relative to the longitudinal axis; the main body further comprising a substantially liquid impervious backsheet, a substantially liquid pervious topsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between the backsheet and the topsheet; a left elastic side belt operatively associated with each of the left angular edges; and a right elastic side belt operatively associated with each of the right angular edges.