Patent ID: 6049023
Filing Date: 2000-04-11
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
An absorbent article including a rear portion, a front portion, and a crotch portion connecting said rear portion and said front portion, said absorbent article having a cross direction extending across said absorbent article and a longitudinal direction extending through said front, crotch, and rear portions, said absorbent article comprising:an absorbent core including a superabsorbent material therewithin, wherein said absorbent core has an outer perimeter, a first side, and a second side;a first layer of material having a first surface and a second surface which opposes said first surface of said first layer, wherein said first surface of said first layer is disposed adjacent to said first side of said absorbent core;a third layer of material having a first surface and second surface which opposes said first surface of said third layer, wherein said third layer is made of a deformable material, and said first surface of said third layer is disposed in surface-to-surface relationship with said second surface of said first layer;an outer cover made of an extensible material and having a cover perimeter, a first surface which is an outer surface, and a second surface which is an inner surface opposing said first surface of said outer cover, wherein said second surface of said third layer is disposed in surface-to-surface relationship with said second surface of said outer cover;a second layer having a first surface and a second surface which opposes said first surface of said second layer, wherein said first surface of said second layer is disposed adjacent to said second side of said absorbent core, and said first layer and said second layer are secured to each other outwardly of said outer perimeter of said absorbent core so said first and second layers, in combination, surround said absorbent core;a bodyside liner having a liner perimeter, a first surface which faces skin of a body of a wearer of said absorbent article, and a second surface which opposes said first surface of said bodyside liner, wherein a portion of said second surface of said bodyside liner is disposed in surface-to-surface relationship with a portion of said second surface of said second layer, and both said liner perimeter and said cover perimeter are secured to each other to contain all of said absorbent core, said first and second layers surrounding said absorbent core, and said third layer; anda first adhesive layer disposed between said second surface of said third layer and said second surface of said outer cover, wherein said first adhesive layer secure an entirely of said second surface of said third layer to an entirety of said second surface of said outer cover such that said third layer any one of deforms and tears during extension of said outer cover without any one of a harmful effect and a significant loading on said first layer, and said first layer assists in retaining said superabsorbent material of said absorbent core.