An absorbent article (10, 110, 210, 310, 410) can include a waist containment member (54) and an absorbent body (34, 134, 234, 334, 434). The waist containment member (54) can include a proximal portion (76) and a distal portion (78) configured to freely move with respect to the chassis (11) when the absorbent article (10, 110, 210, 310, 410) is in a relaxed configuration to provide a containment pocket (82). The absorbent body (34, 134, 234, 334, 434) can be configured to provide improved access for exudates into the containment pocket (82) of the waist containment member (54).

An absorbent insert for use with a reusable outer cover includes a topsheet, a backsheet, an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and backsheet; and a leg gasketing system. The leg gasketing system includes at least one cuff having a folded edge and a material edge; wherein the material edge is disposed between layers that are each beneath the topsheet and/or is attached to a garment-facing surface of a layer disposed beneath the topsheet.

A flow of an excretion liquid into a side pocket is accomplished with a simple structure using an imperforated sheet. A side pocket extending in a front-back direction LD is disposed in an absorbent article on a lateral side of an absorber. The side pocket is surrounded by a side cover portion reaching the back surface side of the absorber from above a side of a top sheet via an upper portion, an outer side, and a lower portion of the side pocket. A portion located above the side of the top sheet in the side cover portion includes a non-bonded portion not bonded to the top sheet and a bonded portion located on both front and back sides of the non-bonded portion. A gap between the side cover portion and the top sheet in the non-bonded portion is open above the top sheet and toward the side pocket.

Absorbent articles comprising connecting portions and methods of manufacture are disclosed. In an embodiment an absorbent article may comprise a chassis having a front half section, a rear half section, a body facing surface, and a garment facing surface. The article further comprises an absorbent body and a of containment flaps attached to the body facing surface of the chassis, each of the pair of containment flaps having a flap distal edge. The article may further comprise a connecting portion in the rear half section where the containment flaps and connecting portion define an opening to the body facing surface. The opening may be defined by a pair of laterally opposed edges having a minimum separation distance within the rear end section of between about one-quarter and about three-quarters of a distance between the flap distal edges of the containment flaps.

A disposable diaper in which an absorbent body (7) is provided on a crotch part of a pants-shaped exterior member (2), wherein the absorbent body (7) is adhered to a skin-facing side of the exterior member (2) at a first adhering region (14), an inner sheet (5) and an outer sheet (6) of the exterior member (2) are adhered to each other at a second adhering region (16), the second adhering region (16) includes a second middle adhering region (16M) provided at the crotch part, a second central front adhering region (16CF) located anterior thereto so as to overlap with the first adhering region (14) and a second central rear adhering region (16CB) located posterior thereto so as to overlap with the first adhering region (14), and second front non-adhering regions (17F) are formed on both sides of the second central front adhering region (16CF) in the width direction so as to overlap with the absorbent body (7) and/or second rear non-adhering regions (17B) are formed on both sides of the second central rear adhering region (16CB) in the width direction so as to overlap with the absorbent body (7).

An absorbent article including an absorbent main body including an absorbent core; and a pair of leak-proof walls. The pair of leak-proof walls are on respective widthwise side portions of the absorbent main body. Each of the leak-proof walls is capable of standing on a skin side in the thickness direction. The absorbent core includes a low-basis-weight portion in a widthwise central portion. The low-basis-weight portion has a basis weight of the absorbent core smaller than the basis weight in a surrounding portion. A joined part is formed by joining a surface of the skin-side portion and a surface of the non-skin-side portion, the surfaces facing to each other. The joined part is provided inside a distal end of the leak-proof wall and outside the low-basis-weight portion in the width direction. A part of the joined part and a part of the low-basis-weight portion overlap in the longitudinal direction.

A disposable absorbent article may include a chassis that includes a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet; and a leg gasketing system and a waist gasketing element. The leg gasketing system may include an inner cuff and an outer cuff; the inner cuff may include an inner cuff folded edge and an inner cuff material edge and the outer cuff may include an outer cuff folded edge and an outer cuff material edge such that the web of material is folded laterally inward to form the outer cuff folded edge and folded laterally outward to form the inner cuff folded edge. The leg gasketing system may also include a leg gasketing system pocket with an opening on an inboard longitudinal edge of the pocket.

An add-on baby blowout stopper for use in a conventional disposable baby diaper made as a slip opened on each side that closes with fasteners and is to receive urine and poop. The Blowout Stopper has an upper side extension made with a fold-over in which a pocket is formed. The fold-over extension and the pocket combined to contain baby blowouts within the conventional disposable diaper and the blowout stopper.

An absorbent article can include a bodyside liner that provides a barrier region. The barrier region can be a central portion of the bodyside liner not coupled to the absorbent body. The barrier region can include a first longitudinal side edge and a second longitudinal side edge. The first longitudinal side edge can be coupled to the projection portion of the first containment flap. The second longitudinal side edge can be coupled to the projection portion of the second containment flap. When the absorbent article is in the relaxed configuration and the projection portion of the first containment flap and the projection portion of the second containment flap extend away from the absorbent body, the central portion of the bodyside liner extends away from absorbent body.

An absorbent article includes: an absorbent main body including an absorbent core; and leak-proof walls on respective widthwise side portions of the absorbent main body. Each leak-proof wall is capable of standing on a skin side in the thickness direction, and includes a skin-side portion and a non-skin-side portion. A joined part is formed by joining at least partially facing surfaces of the skin-side and non-skin-side portions. The absorbent main body includes a crotch stretchable portion in a central portion in the width direction and the longitudinal direction, and the crotch stretchable portion stretches/contracts in at least one of the longitudinal direction and the width direction. The joined part is provided inside a distal end of the leak-proof wall and outside the crotch stretchable portion in the width direction. A part of the joined part and a part of the crotch stretchable portion at least overlap in the longitudinal direction.