Patent ID: 6849775

Claim:
A method of forming a generally leak-proof peripherally sealed absorbent pad, the method comprising: forming a plurality of non-sealed layered pads by assembling layers comprising: a sheet of liquid-impermeable material; a plurality of bibulous pads disposed on the sheet of liquid-impermeable material, the bibulous pads disposed relative to each other based on a predetermined spacing; a liquid-permeable sheet disposed on top of the plurality of absorption pads; and a sheet of liquid-impermeable material having a plurality of precut apertures disposed on the liquid-permeable sheet, the apertures sized and shaped to be framed by the bibulous pads and spaced relative to each other based on the predetermined spacing; sealing the plurality of non-sealed layered pads along a periphery of the precut apertures to the sheet of liquid-impermeable material to form a sheet of absorbent pads; and cutting the sheet of absorbent pads proximate sealed edges of the precut apertures forming a plurality of generally leak-proof peripherally sealed absorbent pads.