EXPANDABLE ABSORBENT ARTICLE

Japanese Patent JP2009106789

A

To provide an absorbent garment comprising a longitudinally extending and laterally expandable absorbent composite having opposite ends and opposite side regions.

The absorbent composite includes a backsheet, a topsheet and a retention portion disposed between the backsheet and the topsheet. The backsheet and retention portion each comprise at least one fold formed along at least one of the opposite side regions, with the folds being interfolded. A pair of front body panels are attached to the opposite side regions of the absorbent composite adjacent one of the opposite ends of the absorbent composite and a pair of rear body panels are attached to the opposite side regions adjacent the other of the opposite ends of the absorbent composite. In a preferred embodiment, the front and rear body panels are joined to form a pair of side body panels.

JP3510136	LIQUID IMPERMEABLE BACK SHEET FOR SANITARY NAPKIN
JPH04322646	DISPOSABLE DIAPER HAVING BREATHING PART
JP4732435	Absorbent member for absorbent articles containing highly permeable swellable polymers capable of forming hydrogels

VAN GOMPEL PAUL T
FELL DAVID A
GROSS JACQUELINE A
HUANG YUNG H
MORMAN MICHAEL T
ROESSLER THOMAS H

JP2009023723A

May 21, 2009

February 04, 2009

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KIMBERLY CLARK CO

A61F13/15; A61F5/44; A61F13/49; A61F13/494; A61F13/514; A61F13/53

JPS5713608A	1982-01-23
JP2000279448A	2000-10-10
JPS58176908A	1983-10-17
JPH024364A	1990-01-09
JPH04261655A	1992-09-17

WO1998027907A1

1998-07-02

Sadao Kumakura
Fumiaki Otsuka
Takaki Nishijima

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