UN ARTICULO ABSORBENTE QUE TIENE MIEMBROS DE CONFORMACION ELASTICOS, INSENSIBLES A LA HUMEDAD

ARTICULO ABSORBENTE DESECHABLE, O PAÑAL DE INCONTINENCIA, CONFORTABLE Y APROPIADO PARA RETENER RAPIDAMENTE GRANDES CANTIDADES DE FLUIDOS CORPORALES SIN QUE SE PRODUZCAN PERDIDAS, ESPECIALMENTE EN UNA EMANACION POSTERIOR. EL ARTICULO CONSTA DE UNA LAMINA DE TEJIDO PERMEABLE A LOS LIQUIDOS EN LA PARTE ANTERIOR, UNA LAMINA DE TEJIDO IMPERMEABLE EN LA POSTERIOR, UNA PARTE CENTRAL A BASE DE CAPAS ABSORBENTES Y EXTENSIBLE SITUADA ENTRE LAS DOS LAMINAS, Y AL MENOS DOS ELEMENTOS ELASTICOS CONFORMADOS, UN CANAL RECEPTOR, UNA ZONA DE CAPTACION DE LIQUIDOS Y DOS CAPAS IMPERMEABLES A LOS LIQUIDOS. ESTE ARTICULO VA PROVISTO DE UN ENROLLAMIENTO EXTENSIBLE, CON UN ELEMENTO QUE PERMITE LA EXPANSION DEL ENROLLAMIENTO CUANDO LA PARTE CENTRAL SE DILATA POR LA HUMEDAD. LOS ELEMENTOS CONFORMADORES ELASTICOS PROPORCIONAN UNA MEJORA EN EL DISEÑO DEL ARTICULO, CON UNOS BORDES LATERALES ELEVADOS Y UN CANAL DE CAPTACION. DICHOS ELEMENTOS SON UN BLOQUE DE FIBRAS COMPRESIBLES, CONFORMABLES, ELASTICOS E INSENSIBLES ALA HUMEDAD, GUARDANDO SU FORMA AUN CUANDO ESTEN HUMEDECIDOS. The present invention provides a disposable absorbent article such as an incontinent pad (20) that is both comfortable and suitable for absorbing and containing large volumes of body liquids rapidly without leakage, especially a subsequent gush of liquid. Such an absorbent article comprises a liquid pervious topsheet (22), a liquid impervious backsheet (24), a layered expandable absorbent core (26) positioned between the topsheet (22) and the backsheet (24), at least two resilient shaping members (28), an acquisition channel (30), a liquid acquisition zone (50) and at least two liquid impervious shelves (58, 60). The present invention also relates to an absorbent article provided with an expandable overwrap (21) having an expansion means for allowing the overwrap to expand when the absorbent core (26) swells when wetted. The resilient shaping members (28) of the present invention provide an improved absorbent article design having raised side edges and an acquisition channel (30). The resilient shaping members (28) are a compressible, conformable, resilient, and moisture insensitive batt of fibers so that the resilient shaping members (28) will retain their shape even when wetted.