Patent ID: 6020535
Filing Date: 2000-02-01
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 the absorbent article and a longitudinal direction extending through the front, crotch, and rear portions, said absorbent article comprising:(a) an absorbent pad having a first surface and an opposing second surface;(b) an outer cover having a third outer cover surface and a fourth opposing outer cover surface;(c) a pattern of adhesive material disposed on the first surface of said absorbent pad or on the third outer cover surface of said outer cover;and(d) an effective amount of a release agent disposed on one of the first surface of said absorbent pad and at least a portion of the third surface of said outer cover,said release agent preventing adhesion of the third surface of said outer cover to the first surface of said absorbent pad such that said absorbent pad has substantially no adhesion over the surface effectively treated with said release agent with respect to said outer cover.