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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2005
Filed:
Oct. 22, 1997
Applicants:
Masahito Tanaka, Tochigi, JP;
Mayumi Kimura, Tochigi, JP;
Takao Nakayama, Tochigi, JP;
Mitsugu Hamajima, Tochigi, JP;
Minoru Nakanishi, Tochigi, JP;
Inventors:
Masahito Tanaka, Tochigi, JP;
Mayumi Kimura, Tochigi, JP;
Takao Nakayama, Tochigi, JP;
Mitsugu Hamajima, Tochigi, JP;
Minoru Nakanishi, Tochigi, JP;
Assignee:
Kao Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F013/15 ; A61F013/20 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An absorbent article includes a liquid-permeable top layer, a liquid-impermeable back layer, and a liquid retentive absorbent member, interposed between the top layer and the back layer. The absorbent member is arranged to form an opposing pair of barrier cuffs which are within longitudinal edges of the top layer and extend along the longitudinal edges. A pocket portion is formed between the pair of barrier cuffs.