Absorbent structure
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsChristopher Philip Bewick-Sonntag, Gerard A. Viens
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Abstract
An absorbent structure including a distribution layer and a storage layer is disclosed. The distribution layer has two or more stratums. The two or more stratums include a body facing stratum and a subsequent stratum below the body facing stratum. The density of the subsequent stratum is a fraction of the density of the body facing stratum and the porosity of the subsequent stratum is a multiple of the body facing stratum porosity.
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An absorbent structure comprising a distribution layer and a storage layer, wherein the distribution layer comprises of two or more stratums, wherein the two or more stratums comprises of a body facing stratum and a subsequent stratum below the body facing stratum, wherein the density of the subsequent stratum is a fraction of the density of the body facing stratum, and wherein the porosity of the subsequent stratum is a multiple of the body facing stratum porosity.
An absorbent structure comprising a distribution layer and a storage layer, wherein the distribution layer comprises of two or more stratums, wherein the two or more stratums comprises of a body facing stratum and a subsequent stratum below the body facing stratum, wherein the subsequent stratum comprises a machine direction, a cross direction, and a plurality of fibers, wherein the plurality of fibers are oriented in a machine direction versus a cross direction in a ratio of 3:1 or greater.
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