Winged napkin having cross-channeling
AssigneePersonal Products Company
InventorsKenneth J. Molee, Kenneth B. Wilson
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Abstract
A sanitary napkin having flaps extending laterally from each of the longitudinal edges of its central absorbent element is provided with at least one fluid retarding channel disposed transversely across the absorbent element for inhibiting the transmission of body fluid from a central portion of the absorbent element to at least one transverse end. The preferred construction employs the use of two spaced apart compressed portions of the absorbent element to define a central absorbent portion and delay the transmission of body fluid from the central portion into the transverse end portions of the absorbent element, thereby minimizing the incidence of leakage from the ends of the napkin.
Claims20
A sanitary napkin comprising:
- (a) an absorbent element having longitudinally extending sides and transverse ends;
- (b) flaps extending laterally from each of said longitudinally extending sides of said absorbent element;
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- (c) a fluid retarding means disposed transversely across said element for inhibiting the transmission of body fluid from a central portion of said absorbent element to one of said transverse ends of said absorbent element.
A sanitary napkin comprising:
- (a) an absorbent element having longitudinally extending sides and transverse ends, and comprising an absorbent core, a liquid impermeable cover on one side of said absorbent core and a liquid impermeable barrier on the other side of said absorbent core;
- (b) flaps comprising said cover and said barrier extending laterally from each of said absorbent element, and
- (c) fluid retarding means disposed transversely across said absorbent element for inhibiting the transmission of body fluids from a central portion of said absorbent element to one of said transverse ends.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.