Absorbent article having a deformation resisting apparatus
CA 2077317 C · Owner: Mcneil-Ppc, Inc. · Inventors: Menard, Michael J.; Holtman, Dennis C.
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An absorbent article is provided having an apparatus attached to its garment facing side which allows the article to be attached to, and yet float on an, undergarment and which also serves to distribute the forces imposed on the article by the user's body over a large portion of the article and to transmit the forces to the undergarment, thereby increasing the geometric stability and shape maintenance of the article. The apparatus comprises a semi-rigid elastic frame formed from a thin plastic sheet and having two longitudinally extending members connected by at least one transversely extending member. Inwardly extending tabs for attaching the article to an undergarment are disposed at the …
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- Filed September 1, 1992 and granted November 25, 2003. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended September 1, 2012.
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