Patent ID: 6702801
Filing Date: 2004-03-09
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
An absorbent garment comprising:an extensible backsheet having opposite side portions; a liquid permeable topsheet having opposite side portions; and a retention portion having opposite side edges and an outer surface defining an area, said retention portion disposed between said topsheet and said backsheet with said outer surface facing said backsheet and with said opposite side portions of said backsheet and said topsheet extending beyond said side edges of said retention portion; wherein at least a portion of said opposite side portions of said topsheet are attached to at least a portion of said opposite side portions of said backsheet on opposite sides of said retention portion, and wherein said outer surface of said retention portion is attached to said backsheet intermediate said opposite side edges of said retention portion, wherein less than 30% of the area of said outer surface of said retention portion is attached to said backsheet.