Absorbent article with absorbent strips
AssigneeMedline Industries, Inc.
InventorsAmanda Tallman, Stephen Kaidantsis
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Abstract
An absorbent article, a portion of which is configured to absorb fluids, has a chassis with a length greater than its width. The chassis length extends in a longitudinal direction from the back to the front of a user between first and second longitudinal edges and the width extends in a lateral direction substantially perpendicular to the length and between first and second lateral edges. Absorbent strips with a length greater than their width are arranged at outer edges of the chassis for added absorbency of the article.
Claims20
An absorbent article, comprising:
- a chassis comprising:
- a first lateral edge,
- a second lateral edge spaced apart from the first lateral edge by a width of the chassis,
- a liquid impervious backsheet,
- a liquid pervious topsheet, and
- an absorbent core positioned between the backsheet and the topsheet;
- and
- a first lateral edge absorbent strip proximate and parallel to the first lateral edge and extending substantially the length of the first lateral edge;
- and
- a second lateral edge absorbent strip arranged in parallel, spaced relation to the first lateral edge absorbent strip, the second lateral edge absorbent strip being proximate and parallel to the second lateral edge and extending substantially the length of the second lateral edge.
An absorbent article, comprising:
- a chassis comprising:
- a liquid impervious backsheet,
- a liquid pervious topsheet, and
- an absorbent core positioned in the crotch region between the backsheet and the topsheet;
- and
- an edge absorbent strip comprising one or more elongated lateral edge absorbent strips and one or more elongated longitudinal edge absorbent strips;
- wherein the edge absorbent strip is spaced apart from a perimeter of the absorbent core;
- and
- wherein the edge absorbent strip surrounds substantially all of a perimeter of the chassis.
An absorbent article, comprising:
- a chassis comprising:
- a liquid impervious backsheet,
- a liquid pervious topsheet, and
- an absorbent core positioned in the crotch region between the backsheet and the topsheet;
- a front side panel extending from a first lateral edge of the chassis in a front region;
- a rear side panel extending from the first lateral edge in a back region;
- and
- an elongated edge absorbent strip extending continuously at the first lateral edge from the front side panel to the rear side panel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.