Ratio of absorbent area to outer peripheral area for disposable absorbent articles
AssigneeKimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
InventorLinda M. Dorschner
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Abstract
An absorbent article includes an absorbent core, a liner, and an outer cover. At least one of the liner and outer cover is stretchable. The surface area of the absorbent core is less than about 50% of the surface area of the article.
Claims19
A disposable absorbent article having a longitudinal axis, a lateral axis, and a lateral centerline generally defining, longitudinally, a front half and a back half of the article, said article comprising:
- a liner adapted for contiguous relationship with a wearer's body;
- an outer cover in generally opposed relationship with the liner, at least one of said liner and said outer cover being stretchable in at least one direction, the article having a surface area defined by at least one of said liner and said outer cover;
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- an absorbent core affixed to at least one of the liner and the outer cover at a point of fixation, the absorbent core being non-stretchable and having a surface area which is less than about 50% of the surface area of the article, the absorbent core lying on the lateral centerline and extending longitudinally farther from said centerline into the front half of the article than into the back half of the article, the width of the absorbent core being greater in the back half of the article than in the front half of the article such that the article has greater lateral and longitudinal extensibility in the front half than in the back half of the article, the article being free of absorbent except at the absorbent core.
A disposable absorbent article having a longitudinal axis, a lateral axis, and a lateral centerline generally defining, longitudinally, a front half and a back half of the article, said article comprising:
- a liner adapted for contiguous relationship with a wearer's body, wherein the liner is stretchable generally laterally of said article;
- an outer cover in generally opposed relationship with the liner, said outer cover being stretchable generally laterally of said article, the article having a surface area defined by at least one of said liner and said outer cover;
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- an absorbent core affixed to at least one of the liner and the outer cover at a point of fixation, the absorbent core being non-stretchable and having a surface area which is less than about 50% of the surface area of the article, the absorbent core lying on the lateral centerline and extending longitudinally farther from said centerline into the front half of the article than into the back half of the article, the width of the absorbent core being greater in the back half of the article than in the front half of the article such that the article has greater lateral and longitudinal extensibility in the front half than in the back half of the article, the article being free of absorbent except at the absorbent core.
A disposable absorbent article having a longitudinal axis, a lateral axis, and a lateral centerline generally defining, longitudinally, a front half and a back half of the article, said article comprising:
- a liner adapted for contiguous relationship with a wearer's body;
- an outer cover in generally opposed relationship with the liner, at least one of said liner and said outer cover being stretchable in at least one direction, the article having a surface area defined by at least one of said liner and said outer cover;
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- an absorbent core affixed to at least one of the liner and the outer cover at a point of fixation, the absorbent core being non-stretchable and having a surface area which is less than about 50% of the surface area of the article, the absorbent core lying on the lateral centerline and extending longitudinally farther from said centerline into the front half of the article than into the back half of the article, the article being free of absorbent except at the absorbent core, wherein said back half of the article has a surface area and at least a portion of the absorbent core extends into the back half of the article, said portion of the absorbent core having a surface area which is less than about 50% of the surface area of the back half of said article, the width of the absorbent core being greater in the back half of the article than in the front half of the article such that the article has greater lateral and longitudinal extensibility in the front half than in the back half of the article.
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