Patent ID: 6632213
Filing Date: 2003-10-14
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
An absorbent garment, comprising:a waste containment section having front and rear portions, and a central region; first and second side panels, each comprising an elastic material and joined to the front and rear portions of the waste containment section; the waste containment section and side panels defining a waist opening and first and second leg openings; the waste containment section including at least a liquid-permeable body side liner, an absorbent layer and a substantially liquid-impermeable outer cover, the outer cover having at least two layers; and elastic bands positioned between at least two layers of the outer cover and substantially aligned with outer edges of at least one layer of the outer cover in the central region, each of the elastic bands extending from one of the first and second side panels at the front portion and along the central region to the same side panel at the rear portion, wherein the outer edges of the at least one layer of the outer cover are folded more than once over the elastic bands, such that a difference of a distance between the elastic bands along the outer edges of the outer cover and a width of the outer cover after the outer cover has been folded over the elastic bands is within about 2.5 cm.