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US 2003/0158531 A1Published application
Novel absorbent core attachment
AssigneeParagon Trade Brands, Inc.
InventorHarry Chmielewski
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Abstract
Absorbent articles having unexpectedly superior absorbency are disclosed. In particular, the absorbent articles have a roll-good type absorbent core in a novel attachment configuration that provides unexpectedly high absorbency, as well as cost efficiency.
Claims34
An absorbent article comprising:
- a substantially impermeable backsheet;
- a permeable topsheet;
- and
- an absorbent core disposed between the substantially impermeable backsheet and the permeable topsheet, said absorbent core being partially attached to the substantially impermeable backsheet and/or said permeable topsheet.
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An absorbent article comprising:
- a substantially impermeable backsheet;
- a permeable topsheet;
- and
- an absorbent core disposed between the substantially impermeable backsheet and the permeable topsheet, said absorbent core being affixed to the substantially impermeable backsheet and/or said permeable topsheet by a plurality of adhesive strips;
- wherein the plurality of adhesive strips partially cover a surface of the absorbent core.
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An absorbent article comprising:
- a substantially impermeable backsheet;
- a permeable topsheet;
- an absorbent core disposed between the substantially impermeable backsheet and the permeable topsheet, said absorbent core being affixed to the substantially impermeable backsheet and said permeable topsheet by a plurality of adhesive strips;
- wherein the plurality of adhesive strips partially cover a surface of the absorbent core and form a banded or striped pattern;
- and
- wherein the banded or striped pattern comprises adhesive strips extending from about the front edge or back edge of the absorbent article to about the crotch area of the absorbent article;
- wherein the adhesive strips do not extend into said crotch area.
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An absorbent garment comprising:
- a substantially impermeable backsheet and a permeable topsheet;
- said substantially impermeable backsheet and said permeable topsheet being defined by a front edge, a back edge approximately parallel to said front edge, a pair of opposing front-side adhesive edges and a pair of opposing back-side adhesive edges, each of said front-side and back-side adhesive edges being disposed between and approximately perpendicular to the front edge and the back edge, and a pair of opposing leg cutout edges disposed between the pair of front-side edges and the pair of back-side edges;
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- an absorbent core disposed between the substantially impermeable backsheet and the skin-opposing surface of said permeable topsheet, said absorbent core being partially attached to the substantially impermeable backsheet and/or the permeable topsheet by a plurality of adhesive strips.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.