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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 1998
Filed:
Mar. 20, 1996
Donald Carroll Roe, West Chester, OH (US);
Frank Heinrich Bakes, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Dean Jeffrey Daniels, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Kimberly Ann Dreier, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Michael Thomas Huber, Cincinnati, OH (US);
John Carroll Molander, Montgomery, OH (US);
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
Absorbent articles, such as disposable diapers, having two waist regions and a crotch region are provided. The absorbent articles comprise a liquid pervious topsheet, a liquid impervious backsheet, an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet, and a pair of longitudinally extending barrier cuffs. The barrier cuffs are formed from a lateral extension of the topsheet and the backsheet in at least the crotch region of the absorbent article using material that is normally discarded when the crotch area is formed. A cuff area is defined by pairs of laterally opposed cuts in the lateral extension of the topsheet and the backsheet. The cuff area is then folded and joined to the topsheet or other underlying structure to form the barrier cuff and an optional gasketing cuff.