Dryness layer laminate for absorbent articles
AssigneeAttends Healthcare Products, Inc.
InventorsHarry Chmielewski, Michael Kalmon, Matthew Ashcraft, Paul Ducker
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to absorbent garments having a dryness layer that can comprise one or more laminates and one or more channels to facilitate liquid acquisition and retention. Laminate(s) can include an absorbent lamina disposed between substrate laminae, each comprising tissue and/or a nonwoven. Some dryness layers can have a folded laminate that defines a longitudinally-extending channel. Some dryness layers can have two or more laminate strips that are laterally spaced apart along a width of the dryness layer such that one or more longitudinally-extending channels are defined therebetween.
Claims15
An absorbent garment comprising:
- a chassis having opposing front and rear waist portions, a crotch portion extending longitudinally between the front and rear waist portions, a topsheet, and a backsheet;
- an absorbent core coupled to the crotch portion;
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- a dryness layer extending longitudinally along the absorbent core and comprising:
- a nonwoven sheet;
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- two or more longitudinally-extending laminate strips coupled to the nonwoven sheet, each including an absorbent lamina, a first substrate lamina, and a second substrate lamina, the absorbent lamina disposed between the first and second substrate laminae, the absorbent lamina comprising superabsorbent polymer (SAP) and the first and second substrate laminae each comprising tissue or nonwoven;
- wherein the absorbent lamina, first substrate lamina, and second substrate lamina of each of the strips are separate from the absorbent lamina, first substrate lamina, and second substrate lamina of each other of the strips;
- wherein the strips are spaced apart laterally along a width of the dryness layer such that a longitudinally-extending channel is defined between a first one of the strips and a second one of the strips;
- wherein the absorbent core and the dryness layer are disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.