Absorbent Product With Leg Closures.

Absorbent absorbent /ab·sor·bent/ (-sor´bent)
1. able to take in, or suck up and incorporate.

2. a tissue structure involved in absorption.

3. a substance that absorbs or promotes absorption. Product With Leg Closures: No. 5,911,713; Jiro Yamada and Eiro Fukcuda, assignors to Procter & Gamble Far East, Kobe, Japan. Filed 2/19/97. Issued 6/15/99.

An absorbent product with leg closures was patented. It consists of an absorbent body with an absorbent core positioned between a topsheet and a backsheet and a pair of side flaps that have side edges and extend width-wise from the absorbent core. The side flaps are formed from extended portions of a backsheet and topsheet, as well as elastic bodies that are arranged within each side flap The communications protocol used by AOL Instant Messenger (AIM). FLAP runs over TCP/IP and provides the header format for transmitting IM commands and data. It includes the SNAC data type, which is the primary data structure transmitted between clients and servers. See OSCAR.

1. . A pair of stretchable side panels extend outwardly out·ward·ly
adv.
1. On the outside or exterior; externally.

2. Toward the outside.

3. In regard to outward condition, conduct, or manifestation: outwardly a perfect gentleman. from each side edge of the side flaps. Stand-up stand·up or stand-up
adj.
1. Standing erect; upright: a standup collar.

2. Taken, done, or used while standing: a standup supper; a standup bar. barrier cuffs are positioned on the side flaps along the length of the absorbent body. The stretchable leg cuffs are attached to the barrier cuffs and extend outwardly from the absorbent body and are positioned onto the side flaps along their lengths for enclosing en·close also in·close
tr.v. en·closed, en·clos·ing, en·clos·es
1. To surround on all sides; close in.

2. To fence in so as to prevent common use: enclosed the pasture. the legs of the barrier cuffs and stretchable leg cuffs about a wearer.

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Publication:	Nonwovens Industry
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Date:	Mar 1, 2000
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