Feminine pad with barrier cuffs
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsStephen LeBeuf Hardie, Edward Paul Carlin, Ronda Lynn Glassmeyer, Michael Dale Trennepohl, John Ferrer
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Abstract
A disposable absorbent article having barrier cuffs is disclosed herein. The disposable absorbent article has improved pad curl characteristics which can facilitate application of the disposable absorbent article.
Claims50
A disposable absorbent article having a longitudinal axis and a lateral axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, the disposable absorbent article further comprising:
- a chassis having first and second longitudinal side edges extending generally parallel to the longitudinal axis, a pair of end edges joining the first and second longitudinal side edges on opposite ends of the chassis, the chassis further comprising a topsheet;
- a backsheet;
- and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet;
- a fastening adhesive disposed on a garment-facing surface of the chassis;
- a first cuff extending along the first longitudinal side edge;
- and
- a second cuff extending along the second longitudinal side edge, wherein the article has an average cross directional peak load of less than 160 grams force and an average pad curl of less than 2 mm.
A disposable absorbent article having a longitudinal axis and a lateral axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, the disposable absorbent article further comprising:
- a chassis having first and second longitudinal side edges extending generally parallel to the longitudinal axis, a pair of end edges joining the first and second longitudinal side edges on opposite ends of the chassis, the chassis further comprising a topsheet;
- a backsheet;
- and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet;
- a fastening adhesive disposed on a garment-facing surface of the chassis;
- a first cuff extending along the first longitudinal side edge;
- and
- a second cuff extending along the second longitudinal side edge, wherein the article has an average cross directional peak load of less than 160 grams force and an average pad curl of between 0.5 mm and 2.5 mm.
A disposable absorbent article having a longitudinal axis and a lateral axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, the disposable absorbent article further comprising:
- a chassis having first and second longitudinal side edges extending generally parallel to the longitudinal axis, a pair of end edges joining the first and second longitudinal side edges on opposite ends of the chassis, the chassis further comprising a topsheet;
- a backsheet;
- and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet;
- a fastening adhesive disposed on a garment-facing surface of the chassis;
- a first cuff extending along the first longitudinal side edge;
- and
- a second cuff extending along the second longitudinal side edge, wherein the article has an average cross directional peak load of less than 120 grams force and an average pad curl is less than 7.0 mm.
A disposable absorbent article having a longitudinal axis and a lateral axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, the disposable absorbent article further comprising:
- a chassis having first and second longitudinal side edges extending generally parallel to the longitudinal axis, a pair of end edges joining the first and second longitudinal side edges on opposite ends of the chassis, the chassis further comprising a topsheet;
- a backsheet;
- and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet;
- a fastening adhesive disposed on a garment-facing surface of the chassis;
- a first cuff extending along the first longitudinal side edge;
- and
- a second cuff extending along the second longitudinal side edge, wherein the article has an average pad curl “(APC)” that satisfies the following equation:
- APC≤(−0.038 Average CD Peak Load+7.1354)
- wherein APC is in millimeters and Average CD Peak Load is the average cross directional peak load of the article in grams force.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.