Absorbent article comprising fluid handling zones
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsJohn Lee Hammons, Ronald Bosman Visscher, Shreedhar Rajpanth Murthy, Jeffrey Tupper Roesgen
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Abstract
An absorbent article comprising a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet. The absorbent article comprises a first fluid handling zone having a first Transverse Fluid Travel Distance and a second fluid handling zone having a second Transverse Fluid Travel Distance. The first Transverse Fluid Travel Distance is at least about 50% greater than said second Transverse Fluid Travel Distance, which results in an absorbent article that is better able to handle bodily fluids and reduce the risk of accidental leakage of bodily fluids onto a consumer's undergarments.
Claims8
An absorbent article comprising:
- a. a topsheet comprising a first nonwoven;
- b. a backsheet;
- c. an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet;
- d. a second nonwoven disposed between the first nonwoven and the absorbent core;
- e. a first fluid handling zone comprising a first portion of the topsheet and comprising a first Transverse Fluid Travel Distance, wherein the first portion comprises a first macro feature having an area greater than 2 mm2, and a first micro feature having an area less than that of the first macro feature, wherein the first macro feature and the first micro feature comprise apertures extending out of plane;
- f. a second fluid handling zone comprising a second portion of the topsheet and comprising a second Transverse Fluid Travel Distance, wherein the second portion comprises a second macro feature that is different than the first macro feature, and wherein the second macro feature has an area of less than 5 mm2;
- g. wherein the first Transverse Fluid Travel Distance is greater than the second Transverse Fluid Travel Distance;
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- h. wherein the second portion further comprises micro features.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.