Appeal No. 1999-0369
Application No. 08/575,926
Roe is directed to a disposable absorbent article 20
having a liquid pervious topsheet 24, a liquid impervious
backsheet 26, and an intermediate absorbent core 28. Of
particular interest to
Roe is the provision of an expulsive spacer 30 attached to the
topsheet for receiving and collecting fecal matter. As
explained by Roe at column 4, line 63, through column 5, line
11,
The spacer 30 of the present invention may
either be releasably attached to the outwardly
oriented face of the topsheet 24, or may be
permanently joined thereto, depending upon the
particular embodiment. The spacer 30 collects and
receives fecal material, thereby preventing it from
excessively spreading and smearing against the skin
of the wearer. . . .
The spacer 30 according to the present invention
is “expulsive.” By expulsive it is meant the spacer
30 moves from a first position to a second position
and thereby expels or releases at least a portion of
the fetal material contained therein from the diaper
20. The movement may or may not detach the
expulsive spacer 30 from the diaper 20.
In Figures 2 and 3, Roe shows the spacer as being attached to
the rear portion of the topsheet at a location spaced from the
rear waist band area.
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