Patent ID: 6152908
Filing Date: 2000-11-28
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
An absorbent article with front and rear parts and a crotch part therebetween, the article comprising:an absorbent body extended longitudinally from the front part to the rear part of the article;a liquid-impermeable bottom sheet joined to a first side of said absorbent body;a top sheet that lies proximal to a wearer's body when the article is being worn, said top sheet having a first opening at the front part of the article and a second opening at the rear part of the article, said first and second openings each having longitudinal edges and either a front or a rear part lateral edge, the longitudinal and lateral edges being spaced from a peripheral edge of said top sheet, and one crotch part lateral edge adjacent to a laterally extended bridge of said top sheet, said top sheet being connected to said absorbent body on a second side of said absorbent body opposite said first side at a periphery of said top sheet and at said bridge;elastic devices fastened to said top sheet in a stretched state that separate said top sheet from said absorbent body when contracted, except at said periphery of said top sheet; anda laterally aligned flexible member connected to said top sheet across said bridge and to said absorbent body adjacent the crotch part to separate a space between said top sheet and said absorbent body into a first pouch that opens at said first opening and a second pouch that opens at said second opening.