Patent ID: 6530091
Filing Date: 2003-03-11
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A support for attaching an absorbent article to an inner surface of a crotch region of an undergarment, said absorbent article having an inner surface facing a wearer's skin, an outer surface facing the undergarment, a longitudinal direction corresponding to front and rear portions of said undergarment and a transverse direction being orthogonal to said longitudinal direction, said support being configured to be disposed between said outer surface of the absorbent article and an inner surface of said undergarment's crotch region for attaching said absorbent article to said inner surface of said crotch region, said support comprising:a first sheet being elongated in said longitudinal direction; and a second sheet overlying said first sheet as viewed in a vertical direction of said undergarment, said first sheet having an inner surface facing said second sheet and an outer surface facing said crotch region's inner surface, said first sheet being elastically flexible and stretchable in said longitudinal direction so as to extend along said crotch region's inner surface, said second sheet having an inner surface facing said absorbent article and an outer surface facing said first sheet, said second sheet being elastically flexible and stretchable at least in said longitudinal direction, the inner surface of said first sheet being formed with means for detachably attaching said first sheet to said crotch region's inner surface, and the inner surface of said second sheet being formed with means for attaching the outer surface of said absorbent article to the inner surface of said second sheet.