Back to results
US 12,213,865 B2Granted
Absorbent article with absorbent strips
AssigneeMedline Industries, Inc.
InventorsAmanda Tallman, Stephen Kaidantsis
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
An absorbent article, a portion of which is configured to absorb fluids, has a chassis with a length greater than its width. The chassis length extends in a longitudinal direction from the back to the front of a user between first and second longitudinal edges and the width extends in a lateral direction substantially perpendicular to the length and between first and second lateral edges. Absorbent strips with a length greater than their width are arranged at outer edges of the chassis for added absorbency of the article.
Claims16
An absorbent article, comprising:
- a chassis, the chassis having a length greater than its width, the length extending in a longitudinal direction from the back to the front of a user between first and second longitudinal edges and the width extending in a lateral direction substantially perpendicular to the length and between first and second lateral edges, the chassis comprising:
- a liquid impervious backsheet,
- a liquid pervious topsheet,
- a front waist region,
- a back waist region,
- a crotch region, and
- an absorbent core positioned in the crotch region between the backsheet and the topsheet;
- and
- two elongated edge absorbent strips, each strip having a length greater than its width and comprising a fluid absorbent material;
- wherein the absorbent strips are spaced apart from a perimeter of the chassis absorbent core;
- and
- wherein the absorbent strips are adhered to the liquid impervious backsheet layer and covered by the liquid pervious topsheet layer;
- wherein the absorbent strips comprise lateral edge absorbent strips arranged in parallel spaced relation to each other and proximate and parallel to each of the first and second lateral edges;
- and
- wherein the lateral edge absorbent strips extend substantially the length of the chassis lateral edges.
12 more elements
An absorbent article, comprising:
- a chassis, the chassis having a length greater than its width, the length extending in a longitudinal direction from the back to the front of a user between first and second longitudinal edges and the width extending in a lateral direction substantially perpendicular to the length and between first and second lateral edges, the first and second lateral edges and first and second longitudinal edges forming a chassis perimeter, the chassis comprising:
- a liquid impervious backsheet,
- a liquid pervious topsheet,
- a front waist region,
- a back waist region,
- a crotch region, and
- an absorbent core positioned in the crotch region between the backsheet and the topsheet;
- and
- an edge absorbent strip comprising one or more elongated strips, each elongated strip having a length greater than its width and comprising a fluid absorbent material;
- wherein the edge absorbent strip is spaced apart from a perimeter of the absorbent core;
- wherein the edge absorbent strip comprises one or more elongated lateral edge absorbent strips and one or more elongated longitudinal edge absorbent strips;
- and
- wherein the edge absorbent strips surround substantially all of the chassis perimeter.
10 more elements
An absorbent article, comprising:
- a chassis, the chassis having a length greater than its width, the length extending in a longitudinal direction from the back to the front of a user between first and second longitudinal edges and the width extending in a lateral direction substantially perpendicular to the length and between first and second lateral edges, the first and second lateral edges and first and second longitudinal edges forming a chassis perimeter, the chassis comprising:
- a liquid impervious backsheet,
- a liquid pervious topsheet,
- a front waist region,
- a back waist region,
- a crotch region, and
- an absorbent core positioned in the crotch region between the backsheet and the topsheet;
- a front side panel extending from the first lateral edge in the front waist region;
- a rear side panel extending from the first lateral edge in the back waist region;
- and
- an elongated edge absorbent strip extending continuously at the first lateral edge from the front side panel to the rear side panel.
8 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.