Absorbent articles having channel-forming areas and wetness indicator
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorLaveeta JOSEPH
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Abstract
An absorbent article having an absorbent core having a longitudinally extending channel-forming area and a wetness indicator is presented. The core wrap has a top side and a bottom side, which are attached to each other through areas substantially free of absorbent material, so that when the absorbent material swells upon absorption of a liquid a channel is formed along the area substantially free of absorbent material.
Claims17
An absorbent article comprising a front edge, a back edge and two longitudinally extending side edges, a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed at least partially between the topsheet and backsheet, the absorbent core comprising a core wrap enclosing an absorbent material;
- wherein the core wrap comprises a top side and a bottom side;
- wherein the absorbent core comprises a first absorbent layer and a second absorbent layer;
- wherein the absorbent core comprises two longitudinally extending channel-forming areas substantially free of absorbent material through which the top side of the core wrap is attached to the bottom side of the core wrap;
- wherein the absorbent article further comprises a wetness indicator that changes appearance when contacted with urine;
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- wherein the wetness indicator has a length in a longitudinal direction of the absorbent article that is longer than that of the channel-forming areas.
An absorbent article comprising a front edge, a back edge, two longitudinally extending side edges, an absorbent article length (L) measured from the front edge to the back edge, a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed at least partially between the topsheet and backsheet, the absorbent core comprising a core wrap enclosing an absorbent material comprising superabsorbent polymer;
- wherein the core wrap comprises a top side and a bottom side;
- wherein at least 60% of the superabsorbent polymer of the absorbent core is disposed in a front half of the absorbent article, the front half of the absorbent article being ½ (L) as measured from the front edge;
- wherein the absorbent core comprises two longitudinally extending channel-forming areas substantially free of absorbent material through which the top side of the core wrap is attached to the bottom side of the core wrap;
- wherein the absorbent article further comprises a wetness indicator that changes appearance when contacted with urine;
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- wherein the wetness indicator is disposed between the two longitudinally extending channel-forming areas.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.