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US 2016/0015579 A1Published application
Absorbent article
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsPatricia Lee Christon, Bryan Keith Feller, Ronda Lynn Glassmeyer, Rosa Alejandra Hernandez
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Abstract
The absorbent article provides a signal viewable from the top surface of the absorbent article. This signal includes a colored portion having a first shade and a second shade.
Claims20
An absorbent article, comprising:
- a. a backsheet;
- b. a topsheet comprising a bottom surface facing towards the backsheet and a viewing surface positioned opposite the bottom surface;
- c. an absorbent core disposed between the backsheet and the topsheet;
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- d. a colored portion associated with the topsheet and/or a layer beneath the topsheet, the colored portion comprising a first shade and a second shade;
- e. a separation portion separating the first shade and the second shade, the separation portion having a different appearance than the first shade and the second shade;
- and
- f. a non-colored portion, wherein a ΔE* between the second shade and the non-colored portion is at least 3.5.
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An absorbent article, comprising:
- a. a backsheet;
- b. a topsheet comprising a bottom surface facing towards the backsheet and a viewing surface positioned opposite the bottom surface, the viewing surface comprising three L*, a*, b* measured portions comprising:
- i. a non-colored first portion;
- ii. a colored second portion that comprises two or more shades;
- and
- iii. a third portion having a different color than the colored second portion such that ΔE* between third portion and the colored second portion is at least 2;
- and
- c. an absorbent core disposed between the backsheet and the topsheet.
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An absorbent article, comprising:
- a. a topsheet having a first surface and an opposing second surface;
- b. a backsheet attached to the topsheet;
- c. an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet;
- d. a viewing surface formed by at least a portion of the topsheet, wherein the viewing surface comprises a first shade of color, a second shade of color, a third shade of color, and a non-colored region, wherein the non-colored region surrounds the first shade, second shade, and the third shade, wherein the first shade is disposed inboard of the second shade, and wherein the third shade acts as a boundary between the first shade and the second shade, wherein a ΔE between the first shade and the second shade is at least 3.5.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.