Absorbent article having a deployable gasket element

An absorbent article adapted to fit about the waist of a wearer and having front and rear waist sections, an intermediate section and a gasketing assembly operatively joined with a first portion of the rear waist section. A first portion of the rear waist section is formed of a stretchable material...

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Main Authors PATRICK SEAN MCNICHOLS, GARY MACK REYNOLDS
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 17.09.2003
Edition7
Subjects
BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS
DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF,TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS
FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS
FIRST-AID KITS
FOMENTATION
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES
PROSTHESES
TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS
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Summary:An absorbent article adapted to fit about the waist of a wearer and having front and rear waist sections, an intermediate section and a gasketing assembly operatively joined with a first portion of the rear waist section. A first portion of the rear waist section is formed of a stretchable material to which the gasketing assembly is operatively joined. Upon tensioning of the stretchable material, the gasketing assembly deploys a gasket element configured to inhibit a longitudinal flow of human discharge along a bodyfacing surface of the absorbent article.
Bibliography:Application Number: GB20020008621