Surgery – Means and methods for collecting body fluids or waste material – Absorbent pad for external or internal application and...
Patent
1998-03-13
1999-11-23
Polutta, Mark O.
Surgery
Means and methods for collecting body fluids or waste material
Absorbent pad for external or internal application and...
604391, A61F 1315
Patent
active
059892366
ABSTRACT:
A disposable absorbent article including a chassis having a body facing surface and a garment facing surface. The disposable absorbent article also includes a fold down waist feature disposed in the rear waist region which extends longitudinally outwardly from the rear waist edge of the core and includes at least one ear flap extending laterally outwardly from one of the longitudinal edges of the core. A fastening system for joining a portion of the front waist region and a portion of the rear waist region is provided. The fastening system preferably includes a first fastening element disposed on the inner surface of the side panel, a second fastening element disposed on the outer surface of the side panel and a third fastening element disposed on the garment facing surface of the chassis in the front waist region. Both the first fastening element and the second fastening element are separately engageable with the third fastening element such that the absorbent article may be fitted to a wearer in a first configuration wherein the first fastening element is engaged with the third fastening element and a second configuration wherein at least a portion of the waist feature is folded longitudinally inwardly.
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Bergman Carl L.
Dreier Kimberly A.
Fisher Constance Lee
Roe Donald C.
Miller Steven W.
Polutta Mark O.
Rasser Jacobus C.
The Procter & Gamble & Company
Weirich David M.
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