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US 2024/0315883 A1Published application
Absorbent article
AssigneeKimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
InventorsScott S.C. Kirby, David Glen Biggs, Andrew Thomas Hammond, Eric Donald Johnson, Candace Dyan Krautkramer, Robert Lee Popp, Leila Joy Roberson, Daniel Robert Schlinz, Kendell Jean Williams, Niall Finn, Andy R. Butler
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Abstract
An absorbent article having improved handling of body exudates. The absorbent article can minimize the amount of body exudates in contact with a wearer's skin and can minimize the incidence of leakage of body exudates from the absorbent article.
Claims17
An absorbent article comprising:
- an outer cover;
- a body facing material;
- and
- an absorbent body disposed between the outer cover and the body facing material;
- and
- a secondary liner disposed between the body facing material and the absorbent body, wherein the secondary liner overlays the absorbent body and extends beyond the absorbent body to enclose the absorbent body between the secondary liner and the outer cover;
- wherein the body facing material has a basis weight higher than a basis weight of the secondary liner and the body facing material comprises:
- a first layer comprising a first plurality of fibers and having a first surface and an opposed second surface and having a first basis weight;
- a second layer having a second basis weight higher than the first basis weight and comprising a second plurality of fibers and having an inner surface and an opposed outer surface, wherein portions of the second surface of the first layer are in contact with the inner surface of the second layer, wherein at least a portion of the first plurality of fibers or the second plurality of fibers are fluid-entangled with at least a portion of the other of the first plurality of fibers or the second plurality of fibers;
- a plurality of projections formed from at least a portion of the second plurality of fibers, the plurality of projections extending from the outer surface of the second layer in a direction away from the first layer;
- and
- a land area disposed between the plurality of projections, wherein the land area has an open area greater than 10% open area in a chosen area,
- wherein the body facing material has a resiliency of greater than about 70%.
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An absorbent article comprising:
- an outer cover;
- a body facing material;
- an absorbent body disposed between the outer cover and the body facing material;
- and
- a secondary liner disposed between the body facing material and the absorbent body, wherein the secondary liner overlays the absorbent body and extends beyond the absorbent body to enclose the absorbent body between the secondary liner and the outer cover;
- wherein the body facing material comprises:
- a first layer comprising a first plurality of fibers and having a first surface and an opposed second surface;
- a second layer comprising a second plurality of fibers and having an inner surface and an opposed outer surface, wherein portions of the second surface of the first layer are in contact with the inner surface of the second layer, wherein at least a portion of the first plurality of fibers or the second plurality of fibers are fluid-entangled with at least a portion of the other of the first plurality of fibers or the second plurality of fibers;
- a plurality of projections formed from at least a portion of the second plurality of fibers, the plurality of projections extending from the outer surface of the second layer in a direction away from the first layer;
- and
- a land area disposed between the plurality of projections, the land area comprising a plurality of apertures and interstitial fiber-to-fiber spacing,
- wherein at least some of the plurality of apertures extend from the first surface of the first layer to the outer surface of the second layer, and
- wherein the land area has an open area greater than 20% open area in a chosen area, the chosen land area including both a plurality of apertures and interstitial fiber-to-fiber spacing to achieve the greater than 20% open area.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.