GARMENT HAVING AN OUTER SHELL THAT FREELY MOVES IN RELATION TO AN ABSORBENT ASSEMBLY THEREIN

摘要

An absorbent garment having a garment-like outer shell and an absorbent assembly positioned therein as disclosed. In particular embodiments, the outer cover of the absorbent assembly has a relatively low coefficient of friction with the interior side of the garment shell. In one embodiment, the garment shell may be constructed such that the coefficient of friction between the garment shell and the outer cover of the absorbent assembly is less than, such as at least 15 percent less than the coefficient of friction between the exterior side of the garment shell and an adjacent material. The adjacent material may include, for instance, a standard bed sheet material. By carefully controlling the frictional properties of the materials as described above, problems associated with bunching and twisting of the garment are minimized.