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US 7,819,852 · App. 10/600,774 · Granted Oct 26, 2010

Sanitary napkin for clean body benefit

Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 7,819,852
App. No.
10/600,774
Granted
Oct 26, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

An absorbent article capable of reliably achieving an improved body-fitting profile. The absorbent article includes a fluid permeable facing layer having a first elastic modulus and an absorbent core joined to the facing layer, the absorbent core having a second elastic modulus, wherein at equal strain from about 1% to about 5% the first elastic modulus is greater than the second elastic modulus, and a fluid impermeable backsheet joined to the facing layer.

Claims (11)

1. An absorbent article comprising,

a. a fluid permeable facing layer having a first elastic modulus;

b. an absorbent core joined to the facing layer, the absorbent core having a second elastic modulus;

c. wherein at equal strain from about 1% to about 5% the first elastic modulus is greater than the second elastic modulus and wherein the facing layer is joined to the absorbent core at substantially the entirety of their respective interfacial surfaces;

d. a fluid impermeable backsheet joined to the facing layer; and

e. a pair of deep-embossed channels, the channels defining an effective width of from about 20 mm to about 50 mm.

2. The absorbent article of claim 1 , wherein the density of the absorbent core is between about 0.050 g/cm 3 and about 0.15 g/cm 3 .

3. The absorbent article of claim 1 , wherein the facing layer has a caliper and the absorbent core has a second caliper, and wherein the ratio between the facing layer caliper and the absorbent core caliper is from about 1:3 to about 1:20.

4. The absorbent article of claim 1 , wherein the absorbent article is a catamenial device.

5. The absorbent article of claim 1 , wherein said topsheet is an apertured, formed film topsheet.

6. The absorbent article of claim 1 , wherein said secondary topsheet is a nonwoven web.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 12, 2004
From: FELLER, BRYAN KEITH; MACURA, MATTHEW JOSEPH
To: PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY, THE
Reel/Frame 014869/0622 →
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20040260260A1 · Dec 23, 2004