Wearable article having a wetness sensation member

A wearable disposable absorbent article for wearing about a lower torso of a wearer and having a longitudinal axis, a first waist region, a second waist region, and a crotch region interposed therebetween, the wearable disposable absorbent article comprising:

• a backsheet;
• a topsheet joined to the backsheet;
• an absorbent core disposed intermediate the backsheet and the topsheet;
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• a plurality of wetness sensation members disposed parallel to and spaced apart from the longitudinal axis, each of the wetness sensation members covering a portion of the absorbent core and including a permeable body-facing layer not formed by a portion of the topsheet and an impermeable layer disposed between the permeable body-facing layer and the absorbent core in a face-to-face arrangement with the permeable body-facing layer, no portion of the permeable body-facing layer extending longitudinally or transversely beyond the impermeable layer;
• wherein urine deposited by the wearer onto the wetness sensation member can penetrate through the permeable body-facing layer in a z direction away from the wearer to the impermeable layer and the impermeable layer prevents the urine from passing completely through the wetness sensation member in the z direction and supports the movement of the urine in an x-y plane such that the wearer's awareness of urination is enhanced.

A wearable disposable absorbent article for wearing about a lower torso of a wearer and having a longitudinal axis, a first waist region, a second waist region, and a crotch region interposed therebetween, the wearable disposable absorbent article comprising:

• a backsheet;
• a topsheet joined to the backsheet and having a body-facing surface;
• an absorbent core disposed intermediate the backsheet and the topsheet;
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• at least one wetness sensation member disposed on a portion of the body-facing surface of the topsheet covering a portion of the absorbent core, the wetness sensation member including a permeable body-facing layer and an impermeable layer disposed between the permeable body-facing layer and the topsheet in a face-to-face arrangement with the permeable body-facing layer;
• wherein urine deposited by the wearer onto the wetness sensation member can penetrate through the permeable body-facing layer in a z direction away from the wearer to the impermeable layer and the impermeable layer prevents the urine from passing completely through the wetness sensation member in the z direction and supports the movement of the urine in an x-y plane such that the wearer's awareness of urination is enhanced.

A wearable disposable absorbent article for wearing about a lower torso of a wearer and having a longitudinal axis, a first waist region, a second waist region, and a crotch region interposed therebetween, the wearable disposable absorbent article comprising:

• a backsheet;
• a topsheet joined to the backsheet and having a body-facing surface;
• an absorbent core disposed intermediate the backsheet and the topsheet;
• impermeable barrier leg cuffs disposed on the body-facing surface of the topsheet parallel to the longitudinal axis;
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• wetness sensation members integrated with the barrier leg cuffs such that a portion of each of the barrier leg cuffs covering a portion of the absorbent core forms an impermeable layer of each of the respective wetness sensation members, each of the wetness sensation members also including a permeable body-facing layer disposed in a face-to-face arrangement with the impermeable layer;
• wherein urine deposited by the wearer onto each of the wetness sensation members can penetrate through the permeable body-facing layer in a z direction away from the wearer to the impermeable layer and the impermeable layer prevents the urine from passing completely through the wetness sensation member in the z direction and supports the movement of the urine in an x-y plane to enhance the wearer's awareness that urination has occurred.