Absorbent article with absorbent structure having anisotropic rigidity
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsChristopher Philip Bewick-Sonntag, Clint Adam Morrow, Dean Larry DuVal, Wade Monroe Hubbard, Jr., Remo Bellucci
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Abstract
An Absorbent article comprising a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core comprising an absorbent structure, wherein the absorbent structure exhibits a Cross Direction bending rigidity between 0.3 gf*cm{circumflex over ( )}2/cm and 1.6 gf*cm{circumflex over ( )}2/cm and a Machine Direction bending rigidity between 1.5 gf*cm{circumflex over ( )}2/cm and 14 gf*cm{circumflex over ( )}2/cm.
Claims11
An absorbent article comprising a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core comprising an absorbent structure, wherein the absorbent structure comprises a nonwoven fabric and discrete pieces of open cell foam that have been formed about fibers of the nonwoven fabric so as to enrobe them, and the absorbent structure exhibits a Cross Direction bending rigidity between 0.3 gf*cm{circumflex over ( )}2/cm and 1.6 gf*cm{circumflex over ( )}2/cm and a Machine Direction bending rigidity between 1.5 gf*{circumflex over ( )}2/cm and 14 gf*cm{circumflex over ( )}2/cm.
An absorbent article comprising a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core comprising an absorbent structure, wherein the absorbent structure comprises a nonwoven fabric and discrete pieces of open cell foam that have been formed about fibers of the nonwoven fabric so as to enrobe them, and the absorbent structure exhibits a Machine Direction bending rigidity to Cross Direction bending rigidity ratio of between 2 to 25.
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