Abstract: An absorbent article embodied as a disposable diaper construction has been particularly configured for improved fit and comfort by providing an absorbent structure attached in a substantially free-floating suspended manner within the diaper. In the illustrated embodiments, the diaper includes an outer cover or back sheet and an absorbent structure or core which is supported within the outer cover by a supporting member which extends along a side of the absorbent structure and includes opposite ends which are secured to the outer cover. The supporting member suspends and supports the absorbent structure for substantially independent movement with respect to the outer cover so that the absorbent structure can conform to the wearer during use thus improving the fit and comfort to the wearer as well as inhibiting leakage from the diaper.

Abstract: The invention is an attachment means for an incontinent garment or diaper. It is particularly useful with a garment which has a relatively long, as measured in a longitudinal direction, waist or abdominal encircling portion. Prior known garments of this type normally require two adhesive attachment tabs. One of these is used to tighten the leg encircling portion of the garment and the other the waist encircling portion. The present invention accomplishes this with a single adhesive tab. The attachment system has an elastic anchor strip adjacent the longitudinal margins of the rear waist encircling portion of the garment. This is attached at each end with an unattached free zone in the center. A single attachment tab has one end located on the anchor strip and is generally normal thereto. When the garment is put in place on a wearer, the anchor strip serves as a yoke to simultaneously place tension around the waist area and leg areas of the garment.

Abstract: The present invention is a diaper or incontinent garment of the usual construction having generally trapezoidal wing-like waist encircling portions at each end with a constricted crotch zone located between them. The waist encircling portions of at least one end, preferably at the rear, have discrete areas containing ventilating apertures. These areas are located between the absorbent pad and the lateral and transverse margins of the diaper. The use of this construction gives ventilation in the pad-free areas to reduce the incidence of diaper rash.