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US 5,368,926 AGranted
Fluid accepting, transporting, and retaining structure
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsHugh A. Thompson, Tracey A. Martin, Thomas A. Inglin
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Abstract
The present invention provides a fluid accepting, transporting and retaining structure, useful in disposable absorbent articles. In-use fluid deposited on a disposable absorbent article employing such a structure is moved via interfiber and intrafiber transport to a fluid retention area remote from the point of fluid insult. By moving fluid away from the point of insult a more effective use of the absorbent core is achieved providing a clean and dry surface for the wearer.
Claims9
An absorbent article comprising:
- (a) a fluid pervious topsheet, said topsheet comprising a nonwoven comprised of a plurality of hydrophilic capillary channel fibers capable of intrafiber and interfiber fluid acceptance and transport, said fibers having at least one capillary channel formed from a base and two substantially parallel walls extending from the base said topsheet having a predetermined capillary suction;
- (b) a fluid impervious backsheet joined to said topsheet;
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- (c) a high-suction absorbent core positioned between said topsheet and said backsheet, said core having an uppermost surface facing said topsheet and a lowermost surface facing said backsheet said absorbent core having a capillary suction greater than that of said topsheet.
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An absorbent article comprising:
- (a) a fluid pervious topsheet, said topsheet comprising a nonwoven comprised of a plurality of hydrophilic capillary channel fibers capable of intrafiber and interfiber fluid acceptance and transport, said topsheet having a predetermined capillary suction;
- (b) a fluid impervious backsheet joined to said topsheet;
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- (c) a high-suction absorbent core positioned between said topsheet and said backsheet, said core having an uppermost surface facing said topsheet and a lowermost surface facing said backsheet, said absorbent core having a capillary suction greater than that of said topsheet.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.