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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2002
Filed:
Feb. 24, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Migaku Suzuki, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroaki Fukui, Saitama, JP;
Assignee:
Paragon Trade Brands, Inc., Norcross, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 1/315 ; A61F 1/320 ; A41B 9/00 ; B32B 3/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 1/315 ; A61F 1/320 ; A41B 9/00 ; B32B 3/100 ;
Abstract
An absorbent article having a main body having a front waist portion, a rear waist portion, a waist hole, two leg holes and a pair of elastic leakage protective members is disclosed. The elastic leakage protective members cooperate with the respective leg holes. The elastic leakage protective members cover at least part of the respective openings of the leg holes. Each of the elastic leakage protective members may have edge portions that form a pocket for holding body exudates.