Patent ID: 7394391

Claim:
An absorbent article comprising: a chassis comprising an outer cover having an interior surface and an exterior surface and an absorbent structure positioned adjacent the interior surface of the outer cover, the chassis including a crotch region positioned in between a front region and a back region, the front region and the back region defining a waist region therebetween; first and second conductive elements contained in the chassis, the conductive elements extending from the waist region to the crotch region without intersecting, the first and second conductive elements forming part of a circuit that is configured to sense the presence of a substance; and a first conductive pad member electrically connected to the first conductive element and a second conductive pad member electrically connected to the second conductive element, each of the conductive pad members comprising a loop-type material, the first pad member and the second pad member being positioned below at least one layer of material of the chassis, the at least one layer of material of the chassis being sufficiently porous for a hook and loop type attachment to be made through the material, the conductive pad members being configured to be electrically connected to a signaling device and wherein with said attachment, when the substance is present, a signaling device attached to the pad members is activated.