Patent ID: 6960197
Filing Date: 2005-11-01
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. An absorbent pants comprising: a hydrophobic pants layer which during use of the pants faces a body of a user, the pants layer being assembled to itself or being able to be assembled to itself so that the pants layer by itself defines a waist opening and two leg openings, said absorbent pants arranged such that only the pants layer of the absorbent pants is in contact with the user when the absorbent pants are being worn; an outer barrier layer which is impermeable and arranged outside of the pants layer relative to the body of the user during use of the pants and is fastened to the pants layer, the pants layer has a surface area which is greater than a surface area of the outer barrier layer; at least one absorption body arranged between the pants layer and the outer barrier layer; a liquid-permeable covering layer arranged on the absorption body between the absorption body and the pants layer, the absorption body being arranged between the liquid-permeable covering layer and the outer barrier layer; the liquid-permeable covering layer extending laterally beyond the absorption body and portions of the liquid-permeable covering layer that extend laterally beyond the absorption body being directly and permanently affixed to the outer barrier layer to laterally surround the absorption body; the pants layer, the outer barrier layer, and the liquid-permeable covering layer arranged so as to define a space in the form of a pocket between the pants layer and the liquid-permeable covering layer; and at least one opening in the pants layer, said opening arranged over the pocket for passage of at least one of urine and faeces into the pocket.