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US 2024/0335334 A1Published application
Absorbent articles comprising a layered fluid acquisition/distribution system and methods for making same
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsChristopher Philip BEWICK-SONNTAG, John Daniel ALGERS, Andrew R. LUMPKIN
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Abstract
Absorbent articles, for example baby diapers and/or training pants, feminine hygiene products, such as pads, and adult incontinence pads and/or pants, and more particularly absorbent articles that include an improved fluid acquisition/distribution system and methods for making same are provided.
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A layered fluid acquisition/distribution system comprising:
- a. a base nonwoven substrate layer that comprises at least one of a carded base nonwoven substrate, spunlace base nonwoven substrate, hydroentangled base nonwoven substrate, or a spunbond base nonwoven substrate;
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- b. a coform fibrous structure layer comprising a plurality of filaments and a plurality of fibers;
- wherein the plurality of filaments and the plurality of fibers are comingled together.
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A process for making a layered fluid acquisition/distribution system comprising the steps of:
- a) providing a base nonwoven substrate having a surface, wherein the base nonwoven substrate comprises at least one of a carded base nonwoven substrate, spunlace base nonwoven substrate, hydroentangled base nonwoven substrate, or a spunbond base nonwoven substrate;
- b) spinning a plurality of filaments from a die;
- c) forming a coform mixture by mixing a plurality of fibers with the plurality of filaments, wherein the filaments and fibers are commingled together forming a mixture of filaments and fibers;
- d) collecting the coform mixture on a surface of the base nonwoven substrate such that a coform fibrous structure is formed on the surface of the base nonwoven substrate.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.