AN ABSORBENT ARTICLE HAVING INTEGRAL BARRIER CUFFS AND PROCESS FOR MAKING THE SAME

摘要

Absorbent articles, such as disposable diapers, having two waist regions and a crotch region are provided. The absorbent articles comprise a liquid perviou s topsheet, a liquid impervious backsheet, an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet, and a pair of longitudinally extending barri er cuffs. The barrier cuffs are formed from a lateral extension of the topsheet and the backsheet in at least the crotch region of the absorbent article usi ng material that is normally discarded when the crotch area is formed. A cuff area is defined by pairs of laterally opposed cuts in the lateral extension of the topsheet and the backsheet. The cuff area is then folded and joined to t he topsheet or other underlying structure to form the barrier cuff and an optional gasketing cuff.