Thin, flexible, low capacity absorbent article with leakage protection
AssigneeKimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
InventorsChristopher Peter Olson, Lawrence Howell Sawyer, Shirlee Ann Weber
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Abstract
An absorbent article having a thin, flexible absorbent pad that can accommodate one or two insults with a low probability of leakage. The absorbent article can be less than about 5 millimeters thick, with the absorbent pad being less than about 3 millimeters thick. The absorbent article has a low absorbent capacity of, for example, less than three times an anticipated single insult volume, or less than twice an anticipated single insult volume. The absorbent article is particularly suitable for use as a toilet training aid.
Claims67
A disposable absorbent article comprising:
- an outer cover;
- a body side liner at least partially bonded to the outer cover;
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- an absorbent pad positioned between the outer cover and the body side liner, the absorbent pad having a thickness of less than about 2 millimeters;
- the outer cover, the body side liner, the absorbent pad, and any additional layers between the outer cover and the body side liner, having a combined thickness of less than about 3 millimeters;
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- the disposable absorbent article having an absorbent capacity of less than three times an anticipated single insult volume.
A disposable absorbent pant comprising:
- a chassis defining a waist opening and first and second leg openings;
- the chassis including at least a liquid-permeable body side liner, an absorbent pad and a substantially liquid-impermeable outer cover layer;
- wherein the chassis has a thickness of less than about 3 millimeters, the absorbent pad alone has a thickness of less than about 2 millimeters, and the pant provides less than 15% insult liquid volume runoff when the pant is insulted with a anticipated single insult volume.
A disposable absorbent pant comprising:
- a chassis defining a waist opening and first and second leg openings;
- the chassis including at least a liquid-permeable body side liner, an absorbent pad and a substantially liquid-impermeable outer cover layer;
- wherein the chassis has a thickness of less than about 3 millimeters, the absorbent pad alone has a thickness of less than about 2 millimeters, and the pant has a saturation capacity of about 90% to about 150% of an anticipated single insult volume as determined by 0.5 psi saturation capacity.
A disposable absorbent article comprising:
- an outer cover;
- a body side liner at least partially bonded to the outer cover;
- and
- an absorbent pad positioned between the outer cover and the body side liner, the absorbent pad having a thickness of less than about 2 millimeters;
- the outer cover, the body side liner, the absorbent pad, and any additional layers between the outer cover and the body side liner, having a combined thickness of less than about 3 millimeters;
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- the disposable absorbent article having an absorbent capacity of between about 30 grams and about 400 grams.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.