Patent ID: 9023005
Filing Date: 2015-05-05
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A disposable absorbent article intended to be worn around the waist of a user and extending in a longitudinal direction about a longitudinal axis and in a transverse direction about a transverse axis, the article comprising: a front portion, a rear portion, an intermediate crotch portion, a side portion extending transversely outwardly from said front or rear portion, an elastic side panel attached to an outwardly transverse end of the side portion, a liquid-permeable top side, a liquid-impermeable back side, and a barrier extending along a longitudinal side of said crotch portion, the barrier comprising: wherein a connecting member connects the barrier with said elastic side panel by extending between a first connection where the connecting member is connected to the barrier, the first connection being located at a distance from the proximal end of the barrier, and a second connection where the connecting member is connected to the elastic side panel such that when said elastic side panel is subject to a traction force said traction force will be at least partially transferred to the barrier via said connecting member.