Patent ID: 6508799
Filing Date: 2003-01-21
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A disposable absorbent article having a longitudinal axis comprising:a) a front portion; b) a crotch portion connecting said front portion to a back portion; said crotch portion having a first side edge and a second side edge, each of said first and second side edges of said crotch portion having an end point adjacent said back portion; said end points located where a line drawn parallel to said longitudinal axis, at a maximum distance transversely from said longitudinal axis, passes through said first and second side edges of said crotch portion at least twice; c) said back portion being divided into a first section and a second section; said first section bounded by a first end, a line drawn parallel to said first end, a first side edge, and a second side edge, said first section extendable in a traverse direction; said second section bounded by said line drawn parallel to said first end, a second end, a first edge, and a second edge defining a first area A1; said line drawn parallel to said first end intersecting a pair of corners where said first and second side edges of said first section intersect with said first and second edges of said second section; said second end parallel to said first end and intersecting said end points where said first and second side edges of said crotch portion intersect with said first and second edges of said second section; said first section having a length L2 measured perpendicularly from said first end to said line drawn parallel thereto, said length L2 being equal to or greater than about 2 inches; said second section having a length L3 measured perpendicularly from said line drawn parallel to said first end to said second end, said length L3 being equal to or greater than about 1 inch; said second section having a second area A2 defined by said line drawn parallel to said first end, said second end, and by a first line and a second line, said first and second lines being drawn perpendicular to said second end at said end points, said first and second lines intersecting with said line drawn parallel to said first end; and said back portion having a ratio A1/A2 ranging from between about 1.7 to about 2.5; d) first and second fasteners secured to said back portion; and e) an absorbent secured to at least one of said front, back or crotch portions, and each of said first and second fasteners being releasably attached to said front portion to form a pant-like article having a waist opening and a pair of leg openings.