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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2001
Michael J. Menard, Doylestown, PA (US);
Dennis C. Holtman, Flemington, NJ (US);
Peter W. Jackson, Hampton, NJ (US);
James C. Johns, East Windsor, NJ (US);
McNeil-PPC, Inc., Skillman, NJ (US);
Abstract
An absorbent article is provided for use in the perineal area of the body. Compliant sealing gaskets are pre-formed to extend outward from the central portion of the article. The gaskets may be formed by looping a strip of material so as to form a compliant cuff which bears against the user's body in a comfortable manner. An elastic member placed in tension so as to impart an arcuate shape to the article may be placed inside a cavity formed by the cuff. The gaskets may be applied to an article having wings attached to the central portion so as to form pockets for retaining the elasticized portions of the panty crotch. The proximal ends of the gaskets are disposed outward of the pockets and the distance between the pockets is less than the width of the panty crotch so that the body facing said of the article is placed in tension.