Absorbent Article Having A Multifunctional Containment Member
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsDonald Carroll Roe, Michael Dale Trennepohl, Olaf Erik Alexander Isele, Kenneth Michael Hamall, Angelli Sue Denmon
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Abstract
An absorbent article such as a diaper, training pant, and the like comprises a containment member that has a central zone and a barrier zone. The central zone has greater air flow according to the Air Permeability Test than the barrier zone. The bather zone a greater hydrohead according to the Hydrostatic Head Pressure Test than the central zone. The containment member may be used for absorbent core formation and may have portions configured to serve as barrier leg cuffs for the finished absorbent article.
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An absorbent article comprising a garment body and an absorbent assembly joined, to the garment body such that the absorbent assembly is disposed between the garment body and a wearer during wear, wherein said absorbent assembly has a garment-facing surface and a body-facing surface, wherein said absorbent assembly comprises:
- a) a liquid permeable topsheet,
- b) a containment member joined to the topsheet, and
- c) an absorbent core disposed between said containment member and said topsheet, said absorbent core having opposing longitudinal edges;
- wherein the containment member comprises opposing upstanding edges and an elastic member joined proximate to the upstanding edge such that said elastic member lifts a portion of the containment member away from the body-facing surface of the absorbent assembly during wear of the absorbent article,
- wherein the containment member comprises:
- i) a central zone disposed between the absorbent core and the garment body,
- ii) a pair of barrier zones disposed between the central zone and the opposing upstanding edges of the containment member,
- wherein the central zone has a greater air flow according to the Air Permeability Test than the barrier zone and the barrier zone has a greater hydrohead according to the Hydrostatic Head Pressure Test than the central zone.
An absorbent article comprising a garment body and an absorbent assembly joined to the garment body such that the absorbent assembly is disposed between the garment body and a wearer during wear, wherein said absorbent assembly has a garment-facing surface and a body-facing surface, wherein said absorbent assembly comprises:
- a) a liquid permeable topsheet,
- b) a containment member joined to the topsheet,
- c) an absorbent core disposed between said containment member and said topsheet, said absorbent core having opposing longitudinal edges;
- wherein the containment member comprises opposing upstanding edges and an elastic member joined proximate to the upstanding edge such that said elastic member lifts a portion of the containment member away from the body-facing surface of the absorbent assembly during wear of the absorbent article,
- wherein the containment member comprises:
- i) a central zone disposed between the absorbent core and the garment body,
- ii) a bond zone disposed adjacent to the elastic member, and
- iii) a barrier zones disposed between the central zone and the opposing upstanding edges of the containment member;
- wherein the central zone has a greater air flow according to the Air Permeability Test than the barrier zone;
- wherein the bond zone has a greater hydrohead according to the Hydrostatic Head Pressure Test than the barrier zone.
An absorbent article comprising a garment body and an absorbent assembly joined to the garment body such that the absorbent assembly is disposed between the garment body and a wearer during wear, wherein the garment body consists essentially of a liquid permeable material, wherein said absorbent assembly has a garment-facing surface and a body-facing surface, wherein said absorbent assembly comprises:
- a) a liquid permeable topsheet,
- b) a containment member comprising a continuous substrate, and
- c) an absorbent core disposed between said containment member and said topsheet, said absorbent core having opposing longitudinal edges;
- wherein the containment member comprises opposing upstanding edges and an elastic member joined proximate to the upstanding edges such that said elastic member lifts a portion of the containment member away from the body-facing surface of the absorbent assembly during wear of the absorbent article,
- wherein the containment member comprises:
- i) a central zone disposed between the absorbent core and the garment body,
- ii) a pair of barrier zones disposed between the central zone and the opposing upstanding edges of the containment member
- wherein the central zone has a greater air permeability than the barrier zone and the barrier zone has a greater hydrohead than the central zone.
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