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US 11,160,693 B2Granted
Resilient absorbent products with enhanced resistance to tearing
AssigneeFempro Consumer Products Ulc
InventorsJeannine Cardin, Mélanie Farley, Helmut Georgi
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides a sanitary napkin that is thin, highly absorbent and has resiliency properties that are selected to provide good comfort potential and at the same time reduce the likelihood of deformation and breaking. In a specific example, the sanitary napkin comprises a cover layer, an absorbent system and a barrier layer. The absorbent system includes an absorbent core and a reinforcement layer.
Claims22
A sanitary napkin comprising:
- (a) a cover layer;
- (b) a barrier layer joined to the cover layer;
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- (c) a main body comprising an absorbent system, the absorbent system being disposed between the cover layer and the barrier layer, wherein the absorbent system comprises:
- i. an absorbent core having an inner side and an outer side;
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- ii. a reinforcement layer opposed to the inner side of the absorbent core,
- wherein the sanitary napkin has a resiliency factor of at least 15, a longitudinal tensile resistance of at least 3100 cN and a transversal tensile resistance of at least 2500 cN, and the absorbent system has a consistent thickness throughout an entire extent of the absorbent system.
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