Zoned topsheet
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsJohn Lee Hammons, Jody Lynn Hoying, Luisa Valerio Gonzalez, Sybille Fuchs
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Abstract
A disposable absorbent article is disclosed. A topsheet forms a portion of the wearer-facing surface, wherein the topsheet is a film and a nonwoven. The topsheet further includes a pair of edge regions and a central region disposed inboard of the pair of edge regions. The central region has a first plurality of apertures, and the edge regions have a second plurality of apertures, wherein the second plurality of apertures are smaller than the first plurality of apertures. The disposable absorbent article also includes a backsheet forming a portion of the garment-facing surface and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet.
Claims20
A disposable absorbent article having a longitudinal centerline and a transverse centerline, a pair of lateral side edges generally aligned in a longitudinal direction, a first end edge and a second end edge opposite the first end edge, the first end edge and the second end edge being joined by the pair of lateral side edges, a pair of wings extending outboard of the lateral side edges, a wearer-facing surface and an opposing garment-facing surface, the disposable absorbent article further comprising:
- a topsheet forming a portion of the wearer-facing surface, the topsheet comprising a film and a nonwoven, wherein the topsheet further comprises a pair of edge regions at least partially disposed on the wings and a central region disposed inboard of the pair of edge regions, wherein the central region comprises a first plurality of apertures and wherein the edge regions comprise a second plurality of apertures, wherein the second plurality of apertures are smaller than the first plurality of apertures
- a backsheet forming a portion of the garment-facing surface;
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- an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.