Patent ID: 6595972
Filing Date: 2003-07-22
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A wearable article including a spacer and a primary void space for receiving bodily exudates therein, the spacer comprising:a body having an opening therein providing a passageway to the primary void space, wherein a portion of the opening is maintained when the article is subjected to compressive loading to provide a secondary void space for receiving bodily exudates therein, and an alignment guide for maintaining the spacer opening in alignment with a point of discharge on the wearer when the wearable article is worn, the wearable article further comprising at least two layers and the spacer disposed intermediate the at least two layers, and wherein the spacer further comprises a first end and a second end opposite the first end, and wherein the alignment guide comprises a first end edge and a second end edge opposite the first end edge, a portion of the spacer near the second end is joined to one of the layers of the article, the first end edge of the alignment guide is joined to the first end of the spacer, and the second end edge of the alignment guide is joined to one of the layers.