Absorbent article comprising fluid handling zones
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsJohn Lee HAMMONS, Ronald Bosman VISSCHER, Shreedhar Rajpanth MURTHY, Jeffrey Tupper ROESGEN
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Abstract
An absorbent article comprising a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet. The absorbent article comprises a first fluid handling zone having a first Transverse Fluid Travel Distance and a second fluid handling zone having a second Transverse Fluid Travel Distance. The first Transverse Fluid Travel Distance is at least about 50% greater than said second Transverse Fluid Travel Distance, which results in an absorbent article that is better able to handle bodily fluids and reduce the risk of accidental leakage of bodily fluids onto a consumer's undergarments.
Claims6
An absorbent article comprising:
- a. a topsheet comprising a nonwoven;
- b. a backsheet;
- c. an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet;
- d. a foam material disposed adjacent the nonwoven;
- e. a first fluid handling zone comprising a first portion of the topsheet and comprising a first Transverse Fluid Travel Distance;
- f. a second fluid handling zone comprising a second portion of the topsheet and comprising a second Transverse Fluid Travel Distance;
- g. wherein the first Transverse Fluid Travel Distance is greater than the second Transverse Fluid Travel Distance.
The absorbent article of claim 15, wherein the first Transverse Fluid Travel Distance is at least 50% greater than the second Transverse Fluid Travel Distance.
The absorbent article of claim 15, wherein the first Transverse Fluid Travel Distance is at least 5 mm greater than the second Transverse Fluid Travel Distance.
The absorbent article of claim 15, wherein the first fluid handling zone has an Acquisition Time that is different than that of the second fluid handling zone.
The absorbent article of claim 15, wherein at least one of the first portion and the second portion comprises a macro feature having an area greater than about 2 mm2.
The absorbent article of claim 15, wherein both the first portion and the second portion comprise a macro feature having an area greater than about 2 mm2.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.