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US 12,357,511 B2Granted
Disposable absorbent article
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsStefan Roell, Thomas Jan Bruehl, Clint Adam Morrow
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Abstract
A disposable absorbent article. The disposable absorbent article has a topsheet; a backsheet; and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet. The disposable absorbent article may include embossed central channels, a perimeter channel, and a pair of rear channels disposed on opposite sides of a longitudinal axis transversely inboard of the perimeter channel and longitudinally outboard of the outwardly convex longitudinal channels. The pair of rear channels may be generally candy cane-shaped.
Claims14
A disposable absorbent article comprising:
- a front end region, a back end region, and a central region disposed therebetween;
- a topsheet;
- a backsheet;
- an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet;
- embossed central channels disposed in the central region;
- a perimeter channel, wherein the outwardly convex transverse channels are disposed inboard of the perimeter channel;
- a pair of rear channels disposed in the back end region and being disposed transversely inboard of the perimeter channel and longitudinally outboard of the outwardly convex longitudinal channels, wherein:
- the pair of rear channels are disposed on opposite sides of a longitudinal axis,
- the pair of rear channels are candy cane-shaped,
- the pair of rear channels are inwardly convex, and
- a transverse reinforcement channel joined to opposite sides of the perimeter channel, wherein the transverse reinforcement channel is disposed between the outwardly convex transverse channels and the rear channels.
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