Patent ID: 8663182
Filing Date: 2014-03-04
Classification: A61F,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A disposable absorbent article comprising: an absorbent core having a garment surface and an opposed body surface, wherein the surfaces meet along at least one longitudinal edge and at least one end edge; wherein the at least one end edge is associated with multiple projections of the absorbent core; a liquid permeable topsheet positioned adjacent the body surface of the absorbent core and having a pair of opposed longitudinal edges; a liquid impermeable backsheet positioned adjacent the garment surface of the absorbent core; and a waistcap and/or waistband disposed adjacent to the multiple projections of the absorbent core, wherein the waistcap and/or waistband comprises an absorbent core material and is capable of absorbing moisture and subsequently deforming to fill at least a portion of space between the article and a portion of the wearer's body, wherein when one or more of the multiple projections are wetted by fluid and subsequently swell, the wetted projections elevate portions of the waistcap and/or waistband to form one or more channels between the waistcap and/or waistband and the projections so that fluid flows within the channels and away from the wearer's body.