Patent ID: 7388123
Filing Date: 2008-06-17
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. An absorbent article, comprising: a liquid permeable top cover; a generally liquid impermeable outer cover; an absorbent structure disposed between said top cover and said outer cover; spaced apart continuous deposits of a barrier substance material defined on said top cover in longitudinally extending bands on opposite sides of a longitudinal centerline of said article, at least a portion of said longitudinally continuous bands overlying longitudinal periphery portions of said underlying absorbent structure, each said longitudinally continuous band comprising a plurality of said continuous deposits of said barrier substance including a laterally inboard continuous deposit and a laterally outboard continuous deposit, said portion of said longitudinally continuous bands overlying said absorbent structure being between about 5 mm to about 20 mm, wherein said laterally inboard and laterally outboard spaced apart continuous deposits are spaced apart a distance of from about 0.25 to about 0.75 mm, said longitudinally continuous bands comprising the only deposits of barrier substance material present on said top cover; and wherein the total surface area portion of said top cover is encompassed within the periphery of said top cover, and the total exposed surface area portion of said top cover is encompassed between said laterally outboard and laterally inboard continuous deposits and between said longitudinally continuous bands said longitudinally continuous bands thus acting as a fluid barrier against lateral flow of bodily fluids across said longitudinally continuous bands and being generally permeable to bodily exudates insulting said article from generally above said longitudinally continuous bands.