Articles having an acquisition layer with stretch openings and processes to make them
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsDirk Saevecke, Julien René Garcia, Maike Siemons
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Abstract
An absorbent article such as a diaper comprising an acquisition layer with one or more longitudinally-extending stretch openings is provided. The stretch openings may be obtained by slitting and stretching an acquisition layer material. The topsheet forms recesses at the wearer-facing surface of the absorbent article as it folds inside the stretch openings. The stretch openings may provide a three dimensional profile on the wearer-facing side of the absorbent article in a simple and cost effective manner.
Claims10
An absorbent article for personal hygiene comprising a wearer-facing side, a garment-facing side, and a longitudinal axis, the absorbent article having a first length measured along the longitudinal axis, the absorbent article comprising:
- a liquid permeable topsheet on the wearer-facing side;
- a liquid impermeable backsheet on the garment-facing side;
- an absorbent core between the topsheet and the backsheet;
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- an acquisition layer between the topsheet and the absorbent core;
- wherein the acquisition layer comprises one or more stretch openings;
- wherein the one or more stretch openings each have a second length measured along the longitudinal axis;
- wherein the second length is at least 33% of the first length;
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- wherein at least a portion of the topsheet is attached through at least one of the stretch openings to an underlying layer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.