Patent ID: 8016803

Claim:
An absorbent article comprising: a backsheet; a topsheet made of material that is urine impermeable and feces impermeable, the topsheet having an elongate opening therethrough, the elongate opening having a front region and a back region, the elongate opening being continuous and positioned such that when the article is worn by a wearer, the front region is adjacent the wearer's genitals, and the back region will allow exuded fecal material to pass therethrough; an absorbent core situated above the backsheet; and a urine permeable genital coversheet partially attached to the article forming attached areas and unattached areas, and lying across the elongate opening in the front region in a position to cover the wearer's genitals, but not obstruct the back region, when the article is worn, the genital coversheet having a rearward transverse edge that is unattached to the article and traverses the elongate opening, said rearward transverse edge being spaced above said absorbent core beneath the elongate opening, wherein the genital coversheet is formed of a section of material distinct from a section of material forming the topsheet.