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US 12,226,292 B2Granted
Absorbent articles having channel-forming areas and wetness indicator
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorLaveeta Joseph
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Abstract
An absorbent article comprising an absorbent core having a longitudinally extending channel-forming area and a wetness indicator. The core wrap comprises a top side and a bottom side, which are attached to each other through areas substantially free of absorbent material, so that when the absorbent material swells upon absorption of a liquid a channel is formed along the area substantially free of absorbent material.
Claims20
An absorbent article comprising:
- a front edge;
- a back edge;
- a first side edge;
- a second side edge;
- a topsheet;
- a backsheet;
- and
- an absorbent core between the topsheet and the backsheet;
- the absorbent core comprising a core wrap enclosing an absorbent material;
- wherein the core wrap comprises a top side and a bottom side;
- wherein the absorbent core comprises two channel-forming areas, wherein the channel-forming areas are substantially free of the absorbent material, wherein, in each one of the channel-forming areas, a portion of the top side of the core wrap is attached to a corresponding portion of the bottom side of the core wrap by a core wrap bond configured to selectively open in a controlled manner;
- wherein the absorbent article comprises a wetness indicator that is generally linear and is visible from an exterior of the absorbent article;
- wherein the wetness indicator is positioned between the absorbent core and a wearer-facing surface of the backsheet;
- wherein the wetness indicator is positioned between the two channel-forming areas;
- and
- wherein the channel-forming areas do not extend to edges of the absorbent material.
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An absorbent article comprising:
- a front edge;
- a back edge;
- a first side edge;
- a second side edge;
- a topsheet;
- a backsheet;
- and
- an absorbent core between the topsheet and the backsheet;
- the absorbent core comprising a core wrap enclosing an absorbent material;
- wherein the core wrap comprises a top side and a bottom side;
- wherein the absorbent core comprises two channel-forming areas, wherein the channel-forming areas are substantially free of the absorbent material, wherein, in each one of the channel-forming areas, a portion of the top side of the core wrap is joined to a corresponding portion of the bottom side of the core wrap by a core wrap bond configured to selectively open in a controlled manner;
- wherein the absorbent article comprises a wetness indicator that is visible from an exterior of the absorbent article;
- wherein the wetness indicator is positioned between the absorbent core and a wearer-facing surface of the backsheet;
- wherein the wetness indicator is positioned between the two channel-forming areas;
- wherein the channel-forming areas do not extend to edges of the absorbent material;
- and
- wherein the wetness indicator has a length in a longitudinal direction of the absorbent article that is longer than or shorter than a length in the longitudinal direction of the absorbent article of the channel-forming areas.
14 more elements
An absorbent article comprising:
- a front edge;
- a back edge;
- a first side edge;
- a second side edge;
- a topsheet;
- a backsheet;
- and
- an absorbent core between the topsheet and the backsheet;
- the absorbent core comprising a core wrap enclosing an absorbent material;
- wherein the core wrap comprises a top side and a bottom side;
- wherein the absorbent core comprises two channel-forming areas, wherein the channel-forming areas are substantially free of the absorbent material, wherein, in each one of the channel-forming areas, a portion of the top side of the core wrap is attached to a corresponding portion of the bottom side of the core wrap by a core wrap bond configured to selectively open in a controlled manner;
- wherein the absorbent article comprises a wetness indicator that is visible from an exterior of the absorbent article;
- wherein the wetness indicator is positioned between the absorbent core and a wearer-facing surface of the backsheet;
- wherein the wetness indicator is positioned between the two channel-forming areas;
- wherein the channel-forming areas do not extend to edges of the absorbent material;
- and
- wherein the channel-forming areas comprise a width in a lateral direction of the absorbent article of about 3 mm to about 18 mm.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.