Patent ID: 7918839
Filing Date: 2011-04-05
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. An absorbent article comprising: a chassis including a topsheet and a backsheet joined to the topsheet and an absorbent core located between the topsheet and the backsheet, the chassis having a front waist region, a back waist region, a crotch region located between the front waist region and the back waist region, a front waist edge, a rear waist edge, a longitudinal axis extending through the front and back waist regions and a lateral axis substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, said lateral axis positioned midway between the front waist edge and the rear waist edge in the longitudinal direction; at least one barrier cuff strip extending in a longitudinal direction from the front waist region to the back waist region along the topsheet, the barrier cuff strip including a front end at the front waist region, a back end at the back waist region and proximal and distal edges connecting the front end and the back end, the barrier cuff strip distal edge being attached to the topsheet at a cuff end bond region having an outer bond edge at one of the front and back ends of the barrier cuff strip and an inner bond edge spaced longitudinally from the outer bond edge; and a side panel extending laterally beyond a side of the chassis and joined to the chassis at one of the front and back waist regions at a panel joint region extending between an outer panel joint edge and an inner panel joint edge, the side panel comprising an elastically stretchable material; wherein a longitudinal distance from the lateral axis to the inner panel joint edge is at least about ¼ of a longitudinal distance from the lateral axis to the inner bond edge of the cuff end bond region.